2WD broken front shock tower / mount
 

My son's 1997 2WD right front shock tower is rusted and broken off. Wondering what our options are?...

Stock or lifted?

Stock

Aftermarket suspension parts are easy to come by and usually pretty cheap. Since it's all bone stock.... I would personally clean it up myself and get surgical with a buzz box arc welder. I get that it's for your son though and safety is number one! May be time to get to the junk yard and pull some parts. You could get lucky on a donor vehicle! Anyhow, I have seen a shock tower completely rusted off and broken! And I have see em' pretty bad. The coastline where I live eats vehicle under carriages alive. I would like to see some pics in detail to possibly be of more assistance. Beneficial for other members to see as well. You'll get more responses that way. Not a fun problem. But, there's always a fix!

My son is hard to pin down to get a pic. But here's a picture I found in a DIY on changing the shocks. The red line is where the mount is broken.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...6ceac46e1e.jpg

It's really important to see the actual condition of the tower. I can see clearly where the tower broke though. If there is no other serious rust Carnage or major pitting I would recommend arc welding that s.o.b. after a thorough cleanup. Again, as stated before the actual pics are necessary to assess overall condition. And also, your son's safety is number 1. Hit up a couple junkyards. Some, keep parts inventories, and others keep partial vehicle application inventory. Anyhow, that is probably your best bet.

OP here... Did finally get the shock tower welded. Here's a pic.


https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...e23e7b185c.jpg