09/03/2026
Westfield riders already know the trails around here don't go easy on a chassis. Every whoop, rock garden, and hard landing sends load straight into the frame, and that load doesn't spread out evenly. It concentrates right where tubing meets tubing.
That's the whole point of gusset work. A gusset adds material at those high-stress junctions so force gets distributed across a wider area instead of piling up on a single weld. On a Can-Am or Polaris side-by-side, the usual suspects are radius rod mounts, trailing arm mounts, A-arm pockets, and shock towers. Cracked paint near a weld is often the first warning, long before anything actually lets go.
This is not a job to hand to just anyone with a welder. Placement matters, prep matters, and the wrong bead in the wrong spot creates a brand-new stress riser instead of removing one. Triple 3 Motorsports races Can-Am and Polaris machines in Ultra 4 and short course competition, so we've seen firsthand where these chassis break and what it takes to keep them together.
Planning upgrades or noticing flex you didn't have last season? Call 413-579-5258 or visit www.triple3motorsports.com to talk it through.
