Tunnel Stiffener Question

[SledsWest]

I let my stupidity get the best of me last week and went off the road and into the fresh powder. So now I need to fix my tunnel

Question: Which tunnel stiffener would be the best for reinforcing an already bent/weak tunnel?

The Doo 440 braces or wwracer's braces?

 

[xj1978]

Both would work, but did you bend your nun or your tunnel? The braces you listed are designed to re-enforce the nun. If you bent your nun you will need to be looking at replacing it!

 

[SledsWest]

Both would work, but did you bend your nun or your tunnel? The braces you listed are designed to re-enforce the nun. If you bent your nun you will need to be looking at replacing it!

Yep, bent the tunnel section that is directly behind the can. Not gonna replace the chassis, just gonna bend it back and throw the most beefy stiffeners on there. I may end up red necking it and using my own homemade steel plates if the other options don't pan out.

Here's a pic I posted of the damage in a different thead:

http://www.snowestonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291485

 

[xj1978]

Yah your gonna want to replace your nun instead of trying to straighten that. You have damage all over if thats what the exhaust side looks like. Your mounting points for the a-arms are all tweaked and the clutch side is most likely bent also. Order yourself a 440x nun and spend the time to replace it right. I did mine last year in about 6 hrs with the right tools. Or turn it into insurance and they will total it most likely. My 2 pennies for what they are worth!