Aftermarket frames???
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Aftermarket frames???
Ok, after removing the front clip and bed off my 1989 F250 4x4 this weekend I found a frame thats less than par. Its rusted through in a lot of bearing points and weak in many more. SOOO, I want to replace it. Is there any place I could buy either a new replacement or a heavy duty square tube frame? I'm tired of dealing with the old ones.
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I know that they make frames for classic pickups (like 50's styles), but don't know about anything newer. Perhaps a hot rod shop would know which companies might make them? Your best bet may just be to find one that's in good shape. I have a feeling a pickup with a good frame would be a cheaper buy/swap than a new frame from a shop, but I could be wrong.
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I was pleasantly surprised when I looked under my pickup and found only surface rust. Not using salt on the roads certainly is nice.
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I would say that even here in Iowa, my truck frame is in really good condition. While there is definitely it's fair share of surface rust, I haven't found any parts of my frame that were particularly worrying. The spring hangers and just about anything bolted onto the frame is a completely different story however.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I'd say no, nobody makes an aftermarket/new frame for these trucks, but even a rusty ones should be pretty easy to patch up, box, and add support to (assuming you have the space and the time) since it will provide a better basis to work off of than you'll probably ever get from an aftermarket source even if one did exist.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I'd say no, nobody makes an aftermarket/new frame for these trucks, but even a rusty ones should be pretty easy to patch up, box, and add support to (assuming you have the space and the time) since it will provide a better basis to work off of than you'll probably ever get from an aftermarket source even if one did exist.
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