Those are your compression struts. That ain't good. If they are bent up like that you might have a bent crossmember. I'd start with a frame/alignment shop.
The truck kinda dropped right on top of those, so that is why they're bent. And it's the only damage to the underbody. They look replaceable because they're just bolted on, so could I by them aftermarket?
The truck kinda dropped right on top of those, so that is why they're bent. And it's the only damage to the underbody. They look replaceable because they're just bolted on, so could I by them aftermarket?
sure, you can buy just the compression struts. make sure you buy them from a shop that buys direct from Rancho, not a warehouse. The warehouse makes their money by keeping things in stock. None of them will stock just the struts, so they'll have to special order them, and you'll pay extra.
But I doubt that just a replacement set of compression struts will fit. You most likely bent something else too. It's basic geometry. Take a triangle, and make one leg shorter (which is what you did when you bent the struts), you made another leg longer. I would bet that something else is bent, and before you throw money at a set of replacement struts, have the whole front end checked out for alignment.
those are your impact/compression struts. they spread impact forces more throughout the frame, rather than just at the two lift crossmembers. you need to replace those. it doesn't look like you damaged the lift subframe crossmembers any.
a blow like that most probably threw your alignment off.
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