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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 04:00 AM
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Check this out I f*cked my truck up today.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by anaheim
After i had my accident, I told the place that was fixing my truck i did not want a frame that was restraightened,they told me they no longer "restraighten" frames on new cars/trucks, they replace them.
Yeah, my wifes Durange (which is long gone) had a bent frame,and they put a brand new frame under it.I think it cost $3500,or maybe a bit more.
 
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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All these people saying the fram isnt bent, like you can tell from the pic!
The guy at his body shop said it was and the door wont open! Just because we have a tough frame doesnt mean it cant bend.
The brunt of the impact was on the passenger side.
I would want it totaled, once a car is wrecked like that it is never the same!

Sorry to hear that and good luck
 
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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This is what a bent frame looks like...
 
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Old Aug 31, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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If you are worried about your frame, check it, park it on a nice level spot, take a plum bob on a piece of string, hang it at each cross member on each side and mark the ground where it touches, also mark each corner, both front and back. Then move the truck and measure across the marks in an X pattern to see if it is square,do this in each section,ie from the left front corner to the right side at the first cross member, and then from the right front corner to the left side of the first cross member, they should be the same measurement with say a tolerance of 1/32 in., then do the next section, first cross member to second cross member, and so on down the line. old bodymans trick before all the fancy frame machines. you can also measure from point to point straight down each side and compare each side against the other to see if a section has been shortened. Think of your frame as a ladder, you should be able to get the same measurements in between each step measuring in an X pattern if it is square.
 
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