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Originally Posted by Shootnride
Well, first off, my car is WAY out of warranty, so I don't care about that. My crossmember is constructed so that it ties the frame rails together very securely and I'm confident that it's as rigid as the factory made it.
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Maybe....maybe not.
We have asked the factory for a "removable crossmember" and have been told "No". They contend that the frame design of the MK III does not allow for any possibility of such an item and that the torsional rigidity will be compromised. And as further proof of their CAD design they DO put a removable member in the MK II (289) as the frame design in that model allows such a bolt in piece. The 289s have a round tube ladder type frame that differs from the AC supplied unit by both tube wall thickness and a triangular reinforcement inserted into the tube.
Do what you want but the people who designed the frame for the MK III say "don't do it"