Reparing front shock mounting holes thru frame?

[BOWTIEFREAK383]

1987 SILVERADO
2WD

Is it uncommon for the front shock mounting holes on the frame to be worn out or elongated?

Checking to see if there is any kind of kit out there to help reinforce that area or if I am just stuck with having to find a welder to fix it.

 

[mechted]

well, you have a couple options:

1) Get it filled and redrill

2) Use some sort of aftermarket shock mount, like a Ford Superduty tower... which may prove difficult in a 2wd, but I bet its doable.

3) put a couple heavy washers on either side of the hole and crank the piss out of the mounting bolt; check it every few months for tightness. Its only a shock mount, not "vital" to the suspension operation, consequences of failure arnt that bad... and make plans to repair down the road.

 

[WhiteBurb]

It is common. I had an 86 that did the same thing. We just welded some big flat washers to the frame and called it good. It worked out pretty good.