lol I was the last person to post on this old subject. I'm curious how these endlinks having been holding up for you guys? It got me thinking, why couldn't you cut the bar out between the two heads completely and weld the two heads together? just make sure they are ground flat on the backside, I think this would be better than trying to cut and weld a small piece inbetween. this will enable you to weld easier, get a stronger weld, and should probably shorten this to get the 3" we need...