Well, 4 years later... Caddy motor is in the truck and I need to fabricate this crossmember. Space is really tight in my truck. The caddy motor has an oil filter that sits near the spring shackle and my frame mounted brake booster also seems to sit right in the wrong spot. I have the crossmember below (I didn't use it for mounting the engine) so I was hoping to modify it for this purpose. My current thought was just to box the frame with a 3/16" plate. I was going to box about a 6" section behind the spring brackets then I would mount the crossmember below to the boxed section. Does that sound strong enough? Do you think I need to include some type of reinforcement from the crossmember tube to the mounting plates? They just weld onto those 1/4" plates. Then the plates would bolt to the boxed section of my frame. I can add some pictures if none of this is making sense.
crossmemberThe crossmember you made is good, same or better strength.
The tubular universal is made to hold the load and does not need further design. It is made to mount to the frame without any boxing. The frame is strong and the load is low. However it is an "engine crossmember", not a trans crossmember. If it works it works. They make a trans crossmember.... Some have better end caps. AND
much more safe end caps.
https://www.amazon.com/Trans-Dapt-4...&hvtargid=pla-582925907759&psc=1Have you figured out about the close header collector near Xmember?
