i need all the advice i can get

Over-Rever · 08-22-2008, 09:52 AM

i found out why my shackle is on the frame on the drivers side and its just what i was praying it wasnt.... the frame

does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it? im all ears

abecedarian · 08-22-2008, 10:35 AM

Can you get a pic, or more than one, of the whole spring, and the same of the other side?

Over-Rever · 08-22-2008, 10:55 AM

abecedarian · 08-22-2008, 10:58 AM

I was hoping to see how the spring sits on the other end, what type of curve it has, etc. and maybe even that mount from a bit further away.

abecedarian · 08-22-2008, 11:02 AM

but I don't think that's the problem. that's why I'd like to see the whole spring.

Over-Rever · 08-22-2008, 11:55 AM

abecedarian · 08-22-2008, 12:16 PM

yeah, it's looking like that front spring mount is bent
seeing the passenger side gives it away.

scuba · 08-22-2008, 12:19 PM

found the problem, you've got bungee cord in there

abecedarian · 08-22-2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scuba

found the problem, you've got bungee cord in there

that's the battery hold down

ryantowry_81 · 08-22-2008, 12:37 PM

the way i se it you have two options: repair or rebuild.
1-repair: you can try and get the front hanger strait again by pulling strategicly with another truck or using heat and a BFH (big F'in Hammer) and when you get it to measure out near the other one find some plate and reinforce the whole side. i have chained frames to other trucks and yanked to bend them back before, kinda hillbilly but it works.

2-replace: go buy a front spring hanger from a sas kit or make one and cut off your old hangers and reinforce the bent frame section and make sure the bottom is flat and weld on the new one. this would be a good time to go to longer leafs if you have any ambition to do so. i feel the second would look better and probably quicker but the first will be cheaper just alot more time.

88wildrunner · 08-22-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryantowry_81

the way i se it you have two options: repair or rebuild.
1-repair: you can try and get the front hanger strait again by pulling strategicly with another truck or using heat and a BFH (big F'in Hammer) and when you get it to measure out near the other one find some plate and reinforce the whole side. i have chained frames to other trucks and yanked to bend them back before, kinda hillbilly but it works.

2-replace: go buy a front spring hanger from a sas kit or make one and cut off your old hangers and reinforce the bent frame section and make sure the bottom is flat and weld on the new one. this would be a good time to go to longer leafs if you have any ambition to do so. i feel the second would look better and probably quicker but the first will be cheaper just alot more time.

x2

it would be best to put in a new spring hanger. it would be really hard to bend it back into its correct place, plus if it has bent 1 time it probly with bend again, the more it bends the weaker it becomes.

20twinz · 08-22-2008, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scuba

found the problem, you've got bungee cord in there

Also has white walled tires that are turned to the inside... I thought real trucks had white letters on the tires?....

I would go with the replacement option. Much better choice in the long run.

Over-Rever · 08-22-2008, 08:38 PM

its not just the hanger thats bent the frame is bent

20twinz · 08-22-2008, 08:51 PM

How does this happen anyways?....

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Over-Rever Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Cruces Posts: 29	i need all the advice i can get i found out why my shackle is on the frame on the drivers side and its just what i was praying it wasnt.... the frame does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it? im all ears __________________ Over-Rever

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ryantowry_81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 246	the way i se it you have two options: repair or rebuild. 1-repair: you can try and get the front hanger strait again by pulling strategicly with another truck or using heat and a BFH (big F'in Hammer) and when you get it to measure out near the other one find some plate and reinforce the whole side. i have chained frames to other trucks and yanked to bend them back before, kinda hillbilly but it works. 2-replace: go buy a front spring hanger from a sas kit or make one and cut off your old hangers and reinforce the bent frame section and make sure the bottom is flat and weld on the new one. this would be a good time to go to longer leafs if you have any ambition to do so. i feel the second would look better and probably quicker but the first will be cheaper just alot more time. __________________ the "Turtle": goes really slow but always gets there in the end! 84 ex cab 63" chevies Rears Up Front Square Drive Shaft Trail Gear Cross over aussie locker 39.5x15-15 TSL's 295k on motor, new Buick V-6 motor on the way!!! Denali offroad club: http://www.denalioffroadclub.com/for...orum/index.php

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Over-Rever Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Las Cruces Posts: 29	its not just the hanger thats bent the frame is bent __________________ Over-Rever

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