I brought my '97 down to NE Dyno in Worcester, MA. He said he'd install a pair of Hotchkis SFC's I had purchased. I can't weld, so I have to bring it somewhere. I got there, and he only had a four point lift, no drive-on lift. I was under the impression that the car's suspension had to be loaded when installing weld-in SFC's, and thus on a rack. Hotchkis didn't slot the rear holes of the connectors long enough (where the trailering arm bolt goes through) so I have to go back June 4th to finish the job. Before I do that, I wanted to get some opinions. Also, anyone know of a better place to get this done in the Central Mass/Northern RI area? Thanks

 

when i had my BMRs welded in, it was on a drive on lift. I believe seeing somewhere if the suspension isnt loaded when you weld them on, when you finally put the weight back on the tires it will stress the welds too much.

 

that's correct, you want to have normal load on the tires when they're welded on. If he doesn't have the proper lift don't have him do it.

 

Is it a bad idea to do weld ins with no engine+trans in car?