1992 F-150 Cracked Frame -- Can it be fixed?
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The tip off that my truck came from somewhere in the rust belt was the "Ziebart" sticker in the back window and numerous "Ziebart" plugs in the door openings. It has this waxy looking stuff coating in many places. The spring perches, especially the rears, do have rust flaking but are still solid overall.
I'm very familiar with cars from the NE. I've seen some beautiful classic cars that were immaculate from the belt line up but practically had no floors.
I'm very familiar with cars from the NE. I've seen some beautiful classic cars that were immaculate from the belt line up but practically had no floors.
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The tip off that my truck came from somewhere in the rust belt was the "Ziebart" sticker in the back window and numerous "Ziebart" plugs in the door openings. It has this waxy looking stuff coating in many places. The spring perches, especially the rears, do have rust flaking but are still solid overall.
I'm very familiar with cars from the NE. I've seen some beautiful classic cars that were immaculate from the belt line up but practically had no floors.
I'm very familiar with cars from the NE. I've seen some beautiful classic cars that were immaculate from the belt line up but practically had no floors.
I am sorry to say but almost every truck or car I have ever had the pleasure of owning with those little plastic Ziebart plugs stuck everywhere were also the worst "rotboxes" I ever had the pleasure of owning...... I have found that the completely non undercoated cars seem to hold up best around here if you wash them underneath but unfortunately I have found nothing that helps a Ford Truck unless you park the damn thing in a climate controlled garage and never take it out...
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Trust me you will know its bad as the truck will float all over the road,LOL !! it doesnt hurt to check the steering box area closely when you do normal oil changes as that is the culprit... you can usually tell easily if they are bad by just having someone turn the wheel back and fourth with the truck running and look at the left rail to see how bad the frame flexes near the steering box... they all flex a little but once they are real bad you will know it .. the most recent truck I encountered with this problem the guy was pulling into my driveway with to have me do some work on and as he turned into the parking spot I noticed the front bumper moving as he turned the wheel.. WOW you got bigger problems than you think mister!!... Yep bad frame and the truck is actually loaded on my trailer as we speak ready to go to the scrap yard.....
To the Original poster of this thread-----------this generation truck is pretty easy to find so unless that truck in the photos is an extremely good deal with a lot of great parts that can justify the extremely great price I recommend you keep looking as there are still some very nice examples of these trucks to be had at great prices......
To the Original poster of this thread-----------this generation truck is pretty easy to find so unless that truck in the photos is an extremely good deal with a lot of great parts that can justify the extremely great price I recommend you keep looking as there are still some very nice examples of these trucks to be had at great prices......
So from your experience with that guy that had the same issue, the truck is not fixable, and i should probably just start looking for another truck, correct?
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