Grigg, have you given any thought to how your going to rivet back to the frame??
Funny but I was just thinking about this the other day because of a couple of rear running board brackets that I might replace.
For a large rivet to be affective it should be set red hot, the whole thing should be set hot not just the end that is being set. This insures that the hole is filled not just the end being peened over also when the rivet cools down it shrinks down tight. Just heating the formed head with a torch and setting it will not give you a tight rivet, especially with a larger rivet.
I'm thinking that I'm going to have all the tools in hand and ready to go, a friend (my rivet catcher/bucker) standing by and then heat the rivets up to temp. I think I'll make a few dry runs and practice it a few times before the rivet toss.
I would think this would be especially important on a suspension part which is subject to a lot of stress.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Denny G
Sandwich, IL