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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cobrajeff96" data-source="post: 1575932" data-attributes="member: 29141">That's generally not a good idea. From factory, either there is a nut bonded to the frame or there is a solid spacer inside the hollow of the frame rail whenever there are threads on the far side.If you do a through-bolt without a solid spacer inside the hollow, you risk crimping the frame rail when torque is applied and it doesn't really solve your problem. In the case of a quad shock, probably not a big deal I'll say, but then again it would be putting in essentially a 'structural member' into the frame itself so better safe than sorry.As for the original question, you're far better off extracting that broken bolt rather than welding to the frame.If you're hell bent on welding, don't open up the fuel system. Don't drop the tank. Just cover it in a thick, wet blanket. Disconnect both the + and the - of the battery. Sand down the lines where your weld will be until you get bright, shiny metal. And use Acetone (nothing else, not brake cleaner, not alcohol) and a clean white rag until the rag itself is no longer showing up any sort of residue and it's just white.</blockquote>