Mine are welded. 800rw auto.
Skip welds? You can do this on the car but the preferred method is to remove the rear end and place it in a jig. However, if you take the car to someone who knows what they're doing they can properly do it on the car.I'm guessing these skip welds can be done without removing the rear end?
Now that I think about it, this makes a lot of sense, why subject the tubes to more heat than what is necessary.OP, I referred to them as a stitch weld, FYI. It’s similar to a seam weld, except it’s not a continuous weld. All the Fox tubes we’ve welded (cars with 600-1,500hp) were done with about a 1” stitch weld at the 12,3,6,9 o’clock position. This has been proven to be more than adequate.
Stitch welding promotes less heat transfer to the material being welded. Less chance for any adverse distortion or anything of the material being welded. Simply put, it’s a safer way to weld the tubes while providing adequate strengthening. This is all just my experience of course.