Welding on Shock Tubes... Will They EXPLODE?

Before we start, don't try this. It is probably a bad idea!
You guys asked for it. Today we weld the shock mounts back to the shock tubes. These are oil filled not gas filled so they shouldn't cause us any issues.
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[@buckgraham9195]

As a new welder I appreciate when you explain the materials your using and what your doing. Most other channels don't do that! Thank you man!

[@802Garage]

Agreed! I love that.

[@MrZimmaframe]

Buck Graham Ye I Great too. I don’t mean this in a funny way but “your” is like saying your car your hand, but you would say “the materials you’re using” and “what you’re doing”, instead of your. “You’re” is sort for “you are”.

[@classicalworkseast7665]

I do that for a living. Re-adjusting shock mounts and re-welding. I use arc welding. Holds up pretty good even when driving spiritedly.

[@travtech1]

While your in there working on front suspension id put some adjustable down travel limiters. Cables or straps.

[@Timeatkmaro]

Good job man! Always nice to see grassroots builds and good KZbin content!

[@martinbernath]

If they are just oil filled you could drill a hole, drain the oil, weld the mounts on, fill it with oil and weld up the hole. Or you could also weld in a bung with a plug so you can put thicker or thinner oil in them to set them up.

[@andrewdehne8932]

Enjoying the content! Thanks for sharing.

[@jeffgraham48]

Your solving alot of problems for other rx owners. Good stuff!

[@rwright_sk8031]

Sweet. Love the videos!! Like to see more tig stuff !

[@esqueue]

I once did some crappy mig welding an the struts on an adjustable height chair. While welding the oil blew the seal and sprayed past it.

[@opinionsvary3132]

Good vid mate. A good idea if you HAVE TO do this is to have a buddy next to you with an air gun and a compressor pumping cold air on the weld as you go.

[@avsti]

Ummm wouldn't that just blow away the shielding gas?

[@199331939]

What brand welder was that tig and what tig welder would you recommend for a beginner trying to fab tuner pipping etc

[@89hybrid88]

Sweet welder man

[@shanewright6958]

Great job 👍👍

[@Nopalesgarage]

I love how you just dgaf on what people commented and just send it ! That's right bro u got this u know more than these kids hahahaha

[@jadajada405]

indeed do your thing hayden

[@heywoodjiblome2745]

Hey off topic question but what did you end up using for the oil feed line for the civic wagon new turbo ? Any idea what thread it is? I have 2 3582s same kind and am having hard time figuring out the oil feeds. Thanks

[@borncustom4604]

what do you think about welding some sway bar mount tabs onto an oil filled coilover tube with flux core would produce. I need to do this for my rear end and I am hesitant because Im not real sure how it would react to flux core mig compared to tig. any suggestions?

[@krane9259]

Very nice machine bro

[@MrBoostedEK]

I love it! Shut the KZbin experts up!

[@vincenttreloggen9772]

I mean I weld tabs on hydraulic cylnders like that with oil in them u just can't go full bore u got to stop to let it cool every few in

[@moedigzz]

Welding, like you did, is perfectly fine. Don't sweat the haters.

[@southerngearz]

Nice i have always wondered but too afraid to find out. Plus my welding skills are crap.

[@mathewskaggs3955]

Should of tacked them together and did a couple test cycles before fully welding but I bet he will be happy with it

[@Mattmazz77]

Nice beads. Not that I wouldn't do something like this myself but you do also have to consider regardless of weather its going to explode....lol is are you breaking down the viscosity of the oil inside?

[@driller524]

Good job man. I personally would have welded overkill. That RX-7 is going to pull the front and if it comes down hard these welds will have to hold.

[@4x4MadnessNZ]

Do they still work after welding on them? Im thinking about extending mine for my offroader project to get more height between the wheels

[@izzzzzz6]

Thanks for this. I've a similar project, i'm going to try to mig them, it's for front shocks to fit longer springs to lift a small 4x4 car. Great work.

[@Joel-zr6ir]

What kind of car? How did it go

[@izzzzzz6]

@@Joel-zr6ir It's to lift an old school 4x4 fiat panda. Turns out the donor car is a bit rusty so i got a cheap 2wd model, however when i get time i hope to strip the 4x4 and build it into a buggy frame, so i might give it a go then if i don't find a longer set. But i have the springs already. I found a video about changing shock oil at home, the guy just drills into the shock, squeezes the old stuff out then replaces it and welds back over the hole. Might not be perfect but could be a good option after welding the collar. I don;t think they would explode as the oil cools so well but it might transform some of the oil. Probably still good enough for what i need without changing the oil.

[@A.A.HadiWhite]

is it possible to extend a shock length for lifting a vechile by cutting and welding more length on the rods? or take a different shock and replace the eyes?

[@bw6267]

As my grandson Xavier would say just send it!

[@98ek9]

Hell yea brother!

[@mikeedward2827]

Well you didn't die from the rear end brackets on full sketch so we'll stay tuned and see how it goes lol 👍 oh and good job btw

[@HasanKhan-iv7zi]

Good video

[@izzzzzz6]

I would think to dunk between welds to cool so as to avoid any possible build up of bubbles.

[@MrJermbob]

are you running welding gas all the time through your torch ?

[@lb9gta307]

I've seen someone put a constant flame to a gas filled strut to remove a fastener. All that happend was that it spit hot oil past the seal for the shaft.

[@802Garage]

Exactly. If you do manage to create enough pressure, the fluid or gas is just going to try to escape past the point of least resistance. That is always going to be the seal. Or a fill port if there is one. These things will hold a ton of pressure before they blow.

[@AcroFPVpilot]

Not going to lie, I had my volume turned down ready to see an explosion. Glad you didn't die. :D

[@letsgobrandon329]

Oil filled

[@gullreefclub]

The question is will shocks be worth a flock after they are welded upon time will tell

[@Spac3Monkey]

gullreefclub he talked to strange before he did this lol.

[@802Garage]

I'm not sure why they wouldn't be. As long as the fluid inside did not escape, they will still work exactly as they did before.

[@Mike_Atwell]

Air lift makes a "welders kit" for custom air struts. They suggest a small weld followed by a dunk in water, then repeat.

[@MonkeyWrenching]

Come on 🚀 Edit: 3:13 I’m sorely disappointed 😂

[@cameronwallace12]

I’m here for the explosion 💥

[@david929190]

Cut a shock open sometime. They have an inner cartridge that sits off the wall of the outer tube. All that is against the outside is oil.

[@booplesschpooples6027]

The oil inside the shock will act as a heat sink and cool the outside metal tube. Gas shock would not do such, don’t weld on either but if you do oil filled is the way to do!

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Didn't know you could arc through paint damn lol

[@esqueue]

What happened was that he had a very high resistance ground and while welding, it heated up and started arcing burning through the paint around and sending sparks on his arm.

[@BOOSTJUNKY]

How bout in the future when the sohc blows up. You throw in a J series with k series trans awd!!

[@CainSample]

I came just incase they blow up😜😭👍

[@droppinghertz9922]

Point them Right towards wago lol

[@stevereinhart4067]

It's all fine, weld on anything you want.

[@CainSample]

Propane tanks are the best to weld👍

[@christj7073]

Roll cage?

[@belcebu5907]

Enithing the is dangerous give it to Meticulous😁😁😁😁😁

[@MRTuning704]

I’m pretty sure that mainly goes from Meg welding a gas filled strut/shock

[@akinaspeedstar22]

Now weld some gas ones that will explode and make a video. Just make sure you do it safely the last thing I want is to see anyone get hurt.

[@ILiketurtles68]

Whens that cage video coming!?

[@okobojian1860]

Ray c he needs money that’s why he’s working hard on putting content out and maybe making a few on the heart give away.

[@williamgonzales3902]

I know how you get down on welding and you are a monster at welding anyting. And if somebody was to say that it's not a good idea to to weld something. Then we definitely got to try to weld it. I know you can weld it because you were monster at it I've seen almost all of your manifolds and everything from boostedboiz on up and down

[@EricSchutt]

That’s only a damper, so there should be little to no pressure at ambient.

[@nathanielduncan5411]

Did the car height get lower?

[@xHousebuilt]

I weld struts all the time for Demolition derby Application, yes they will catch on fire if you lay constant beads. lay a few, let it cool, lay a few more & let it cool. Awesome videos otherwise!

[@samw6930]

It's fine Jimmy oakes does it all the time to his drift cars

[@510Redneck]

I could be mistaken but I think those particular strange shocks are twin tube design no? Far worse of an idea to be welding onto a mono tube...as in you might easily blow your face or nuts off. lol "Not gas filled"... yeah but they would be "gas filled" real quick like if you heated up the oil welding on a mono tube. lol Also if warmed up without it flashing, you still run risk of cavitating the oil easily and rendering the shock to be garbage - a exponential loss in performance. But again with that being said i'm pretty sure these are twin tube design and you're more than likely fine in what you did there... you're basically "tacking" the bracket onto just a external shell in a twin tube design.... mono far different of a critter when the oil is filled in the tube your actually welding onto (deff not advisable).

[@CraftsmanQuad19]

So why not weld above the bracket too? That would effectively jam the sleeve against the weld even if the weld cracked. With where they are now, if the weld cracks it’ll pull away from it right? Not discounting your welding, but the whole nose of the car is resting on those welds

[@jasonsanderford436]

Beuno!

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Clean those up and shoot paint or they will rust quickly.

[@ELLeeOh]

@1:40 it goes boom! 👍👍from this guy

[@jamesmcivor340]

Liar

[@sodevastating7095]

Will I ever get an answer. What happen to the shop?

[@Deepin210]

Bobby hill was good

[@GeneFever]

I was hoping Micheal Bay directed this video

[@dieselbroke7389]

Gene Fever lol ya that guy is the worst. Happy when he isn’t involved

[@musikomax]

Its the worst ticking bomb ever tho

[@TheOpenAirGarage]

Roll Cage??????

[@letsgobrandon329]

Haters gunna hate

[@MRTuning704]

Just weld reallllllll slow and take lotssssssss of breaks

[@jackcecil1012]

Fuckin mint dood I see you everywhere

[@valterponte]

Why is he working from Kyle’s garage? What happened to his place?

[@CraftsmanQuad19]

He made a video about it, it didn’t make financial sense to keep it

[@EdwardAlcala]

Where my dawg at?

[@FatAznAznWithCake]

If you’re worried about heat input you could always use a mig...

[@okobojian1860]

First

[@totallyi812]

Way too much heat ....