Hello, I have installed a T Motion kit in my 04` Rev Summit X I bought the kit and got a good deal on a set of 08` rails and after buying some components I didn`t have cause I wasn`t starting out with an xp skid, anyway got it all in and close to ready to ride and I have read and kept track of this Thread.
So I decided to add some reinforcement and beef to this back lower scissor mechanism that you all have been breaking so before I even rode the sled I took the lower scissor piece out and added some reiforcement pieces and welded to it.
I first took a floppy disc 80grit grinding wheel and slightly ground down the weld where I have seen in your pic where it been breakin this was just so the added pieces would set more tight agianst the piece I purchased 2 ft of 1/2x1/8 inch flatbar and made 4 pieces to add and weld to the lower scissor part I also drilled 3 holes in each piece to add some plug welds along with other welding, I pit the pieces on the part and extended them down lower than the welds that have been breaking I clamped the pieces on and welded the bottom and the top with some beads and spot weld up the sides inside towards the center of the triangle and to the outer part where the metal lips over probably should of turned the welder down a bit here cause it welded in but also burned some notches out of the outer bent over lip then I plug welded the holes adding 4 pieces total, this should be plenty of reinforcement and hope it doesn`t break, Went out saturday and worked great man this skid addition to my Rev is a huge difference over the stock skid, along with I narrowed my frontend to 35.5 Handled awesome now!!
Here is the part after I sanded the paint off the outer triangular parts and smoothed the lower welds
Here are the flatbar pieces I made I also drilled 3holes down the center of them before welding them on.
Here it after I welded everything together, took my time so I didn`t keep alot of heat in it. did burn some notchs in the outer part but can`t see it when it mostly covered in snow
Here it is all done and painted. Tried to get some good welding all around and below and up the sides of where the factory weld are making it stronger the original welds are still there just leveled off a bit so the added pieces set more flat against so I didn`t have a bunch of gaps to fill
Hope this help anyone out, there are may ways to strengthen this part up and for what I had laying around this was the easiest I came up with to what I already had.
Good Luck, Wildcard