[rob_macca67]

Guys...

I was just swapping over to my MT's for a trip this coming weekend and to my shock I found a serious crack in the Chassis behind the Front LHS tyre... Not sure if its fatal or repairable... It's just my weekend toy so I would like to salvage if possible - Is this a common thing?

What's peoples thoughts... repairable (how?) or fatal?

What would be the possible causes of this? (GV Coils in front)

[Gwagensteve]

Yes, common. Heavy duty springs and bar work will increase the risk.
Of course it’s repairable with appropriate doubling plates etc but the car is basically a write off now- not an issue for personal use but it’s not really saleable.

[rob_macca67]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Yes, common. Heavy duty springs and bar work will increase the risk.
Of course it’s repairable with appropriate doubling plates etc but the car is basically a write off now- not an issue for personal use but it’s not really saleable.

Thanks for that... I don't have heavy bar-work but I can understand how the "H/D" GV springs could possibly cause this as they're not that much different to the ones I've replaced... the gv coils have been in there for that past 4-5yrs. I don't know the coil specs but I never felt that they were too heavy or giving a harsh ride.

I tried to do a quick search on the web but couldn't really find much in regard to chassis cracks where mine is...

[Gwagensteve]

It’s definitely a thing- high KM/ lots of off road use will do it. I’m suspicious that HD/GV springs might bind which will increase the shock load on the chassis. Anyway we had a vitara in our club that cracked the same place and I’ve seen it from forums in the US