Hey Greg: You say you did yours laying on your back? Did you catch fire or have you got "leathers"? Personally, I hate putting out little fires on my clothing. Plus, you need to drop the subframe to weld the "socket" side of the subframe where the strap inserts. I gather you only welded the bolt up end.

Drop the subframe and take a close look - it will be obvious where the factory supplier skimped on weld & material.

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