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I thought the square tube would be easy to find. None of the local metal supermarkets carry anything this thin. Am I missing something. Is there a knack to finding the tube?

Thanks for any help on this unusual stumbling block.

first place i looked had it so thats really weird that you cant find it

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2004 ZQ8 chevrolet colorado
1/2 lift 29"tires
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Can't they special order it for you? The place I got mine was easily able to get it with a few day notice.

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Look for metal suppilers in your area....

Ask for 1"'x 1" RHS SQUARE TUBE...I was SHOCKED hat I had to explain so much to a "profesional" supplier.

It is a very common stock...but be prepared to explain alot about what you are trying to do. (my eperience)

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I'll keep an eye out for you!

To err is human...
I am more human than most.

And when you DO buy it and start to fabricate with it...remember that it's only approximately square in cross-section. Try to orient the inside seams in the same direction (eg. all seams facing down, etc.) to keep the dimensions accurate, and to get all the heat-warping going the same way. It's a bugger to find that you've oriented the seams all over the place, and when you weld (even just tacking in place with MIG!) you find that one piece warps up, the next one left, next one down, etc.

Even if you are just tack welding the tubing, you must clamp it to the table, i.e. lay the tubes down on the table and clamp both tubes to the table. While clamped put a 2nd tack on the opposite side of the first tack on the tube. See if you can find something square that can be used as a buck to hold the right angles or clamp a diagonal across the two tubes. Do not rely on the saw cut to be square when setting up the tubes. A carpenter square can be used to set the tubes and then verify the right angle after the tack welds. If you take your time and keep very thing clamped during the tacking process, the frame will have very little distortion which in the long run will make setting the suspension brackets easier.
Dave W

Thanks for the advice. I was taking about seam orientation today at work, so I am going in the right direction. I rang the same metal suppliers today and explained what I wanted a bit more carefully. It was delivered 2 hours later!!!

Now for the cutting...