I used a bigass washer to spread the load. When I bought it in 1989, it came with air shocks, along with a host of other surprises, so there was deformation near the mount.

 

Thank you jmd!!!!!

 

ok so my computer at home wont pull up this site anymore. well actually it does but when i click on any forum group it wont load up. damn and thats the only was i can upload the pics i took.

anyway there are no cracks, but some funny stuff going on which is covered by paint. so once i strip away a little bit of the paint ill be able to see more clearly whats going on exactly. ive got some nice triangle shaped metal plates ready to be welded in also.