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You guys think my frame is bent?

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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 06:26 PM
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You guys think my frame is bent?

Those underside pics are lying under the truck with my head toward the back of the truck, looking straight up at the passenger side frame rail. It appears to curve in toward the radiator. The body mount looks tweaked and there is a plate welded on the outer side of the frame in the RH wheel well.
The pics don't really do it justice, but see how close the frame rail is to the radiator. The 2nd pic the camera was held a little crooked.





Besides a little slop in the steering the truck drives great.
This truck is in desperate need of fixing, I have 95% of the parts, I just don't want to throw everything on and have big gaps everywhere. I'm tired of driving it around looking like this :




The PO did that by the way, NOT ME.

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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 06:36 PM
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PO?
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 06:38 PM
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previous owner. As for the frame hard to tell by pics take it to a frame shop they can tell you if its bent, and fix it for ya to.
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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It's really hard to tell from the first three , but looking at the last one somethings definetaly bent. Take it to a frame shop and have them just pull it to specs.

If it's only cosmetic looks that are off, I would just straighten the metal with slidehammer or chain it to a tree and backup if you want a cheap fix.

EDIT: Someone beat me to the answer
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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Yup it's tweaked. I think likely at one time it was totalled and still is. The PO likely did it.
I dunno if a frame machine is gonna be able to fix that but who knows.
I'd sell it cheap and walk away from it in in all honesty but that's me.

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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Have you tried Seafoam?
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Old Mar 10, 2005 | 11:59 PM
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looks like the truck was beat hard. any good body or frame shop should be able to fix it. and seafoam is that some kind of cleaner
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 06:51 AM
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I think i see a crack in the first pic too
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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Have you tried Seafoam?


???? the carbon cleaner? Uhhh no I haven't.
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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???? the carbon cleaner? Uhhh no I haven't.
I think he was being a wiseass....
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Old Mar 11, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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:pat: Anone who would do that (the "bumper" thing) would do anything...
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Old Mar 12, 2005 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Flamedx4
:pat: Anone who would do that (the "bumper" thing) would do anything...
I didn't put that bumper on there man
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by roger
I think he was being a wiseass....
or that other kind of ass
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Old Mar 13, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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Don't underestimate the power of Seafoam, synthetic oil and habitual MAF cleanings.
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 09:17 PM
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A little update, the frame was not bent that bad and I got everything straightend out and got my parts put on and painted. Everything lines up pretty decent. The truck drives perfectly. Thanks to everyone that helped out. And yes I took off that hideous bumper.




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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 09:21 PM
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Whoa, it's like a different truck now.
Much better
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