how can i bend a frame?
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how can i bend a frame?
ok so my buddy flipped his 83 4x4 and we did a cab swap and found out the front of the frame on the passenger side get bent down like 2 inches. is there any way that we can bend it back? i does not need to be no show truck fix just a at home do it your self fix. thanks for any help guys.
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You can try with a winch, highlift, come-along, and some heat in the right spots.
However, I'd just take it to a body shop with a frame machine and have them do it right.
However, I'd just take it to a body shop with a frame machine and have them do it right.
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Agreed, you want it to be done right so that the frame doesn't break in two with the first speed bump you hit.
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we cant really take it too a shop, we need it some what straight to weld the new front hanger on, and he does not have any more money to spend so we cant take it to a shop
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Tie it down to the floor oright behind where its bent. Use a jack on the front of the rail anf apply lots of pressure with the jack. Use a sludge hammer over top of the bend in the frame obviously hitting that point also the sides. Add more pressure and repeat. Measure the rail as uou go. Measer the none bent one so u have abidea where u wanna be
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Since this is a ghetto Fab job at best!!
I say frame machine but seeing that is not an option.
Will this vehicle be used ever again on the street??
You need to be pulling or pushing beating with a hammer will only get you hurt
If it was me I would cut the damaged piece out and splice in a new piece .
it would be where it needed to be it would be new metal and one heck of a lot easier and take less time and be safer.
I say frame machine but seeing that is not an option.
Will this vehicle be used ever again on the street??
You need to be pulling or pushing beating with a hammer will only get you hurt
If it was me I would cut the damaged piece out and splice in a new piece .
it would be where it needed to be it would be new metal and one heck of a lot easier and take less time and be safer.
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if it was up to me i would take it to the shop lol but this kid is so stubbornhe wont do it, and yeah i know its going to be a ghetto fix but as long as it is drivable its fine he says
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sounds like you already figured out how to bend a frame
Getting it bent back wont be easy, and may not be safe after.
I personally would use chain cinches to tie it down (hope you got A lift) and maybe an engine hoist to lift up on the frame.... and lots of heat. Depending on the engine hoist, you may need something a bit stronger. Good luck!
Getting it bent back wont be easy, and may not be safe after.
I personally would use chain cinches to tie it down (hope you got A lift) and maybe an engine hoist to lift up on the frame.... and lots of heat. Depending on the engine hoist, you may need something a bit stronger. Good luck!
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crazy paint has the right idea. That how we're trained to repair frames in "bodyman school" Splicing would be a waste of time and much more possibility for a failure down the road.
but you don't need a sledge hammer. 2lbs is lots. All your trying to accomplish is to normalize the steel and use its memory to bring it back in shape. Its under tension, so apply pressure in the way it has to go and tap a LARGE area with your hammer. this moves the metal molecules back the where they should be and removes stress throughout the frame rail. Slow and steady is key.
but you don't need a sledge hammer. 2lbs is lots. All your trying to accomplish is to normalize the steel and use its memory to bring it back in shape. Its under tension, so apply pressure in the way it has to go and tap a LARGE area with your hammer. this moves the metal molecules back the where they should be and removes stress throughout the frame rail. Slow and steady is key.
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