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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 06:40 PM
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so my truck was in a head on collision with a mini van doing 50+ and i just got it towed to my house and really looked it over

it appears the front of the frame on the passenger side is slightly bent as i can see the paint chipped a bit where it flex, what will this affect and if its serious how is the best way to go about getting it fixed?
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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if its in front of where the suspension mounts to the frame u should be ok.... but if its between the front n rear axel... frame staighteners will help, but it will never be quite right. my junior year of highschool we piled my buddies dad's 99 powerstroke THROUGH a pine tree n laid it on its side, bent the frame n everything, had it put on a laser straightener n they said it was as good as new but it still wears front tires off in no time
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:06 PM
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the bend is before the front suspension mounts on the last 12" of frame or so, im going to pull some rough measurements tomorrow and compare it to my dads truck
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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oh if its in front of your suspension, yank er back straight n run it
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 10:00 PM
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ya thats what im probably going to do, hopefully im able to purchase a 2wd dd/work truck and then fix this one up for my weekend/play truck
 
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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yup bend it back and go!!! or get a donor frame and measure the bent section and weld in new frame section.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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im think about boxing the frame with some 3/16 or 1/2 for those last 10" or 12" and then build some kickass bumper mounts on the end and also putting some pretty beefy support between the two frame rails there as well
 
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