Ya should have sent your pieces cut and ready for welding and I would have welded them up for ya and coated them.
What size hardware did you use ? If your not gonna run a center brace on 8" shackles then I would up the hardware.
Since the rear weight of your rig is acting through the shackles, it would be a bad idea to drill a hole through the middle of them. It'd make them a whole lot weaker. If you want to brace them, it has to be with a welder
Keith '88 4runner SR5 Garage Thread
Sorry guys, these did get welded up and installed on the rig, no problems as of yet!
-Chris
2004 DoubleCab Tacoma PreRunner: 3.4 V6-Auto, DD/Tow Rig
1997 Lexus LX450: 4.5 I6-Auto, DD
1984 4Runner: 22R-5 speed, 14 inch bob, 5.29's, lincoln locked rear, lockright front, Armored and Caged by Mossyrocks Fabrication, total disregard for body damage.
1997 4Runner: GONE
1996 FZJ80 Land Cruiser: GONE