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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 05:53 PM
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twisted I beam?
How easy is it to twist the ibeam? bounced of bridge and went into ditch today and bushings on radius arm are pushed through. And steering link is bent a bit.Can get new ibeam and radius arm for 100
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 06:12 PM
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You can't get a new one for that price, but one from the JY will work just fine and be within your budget.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 06:27 PM
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That price is jy that will pull it. I don't think it's twisted. I'll get pics tomorrow. Can it be like that because it's not being pushed forward by radius arm?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 06:30 PM
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Oh absolutely. If the radius arms are turned loose, everything gets real out-of-whack real fast!
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 06:32 PM
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im assuming from your name, you have a coil sprung f150. take some measurements from the radius arm eye to eye...that will help tell the story if its bent.


if the radius arms are apart, bolt em back up.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 06:35 PM
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K, I'm not worried about radius arm being beNt. Looks fine. I beam seems twisted my dad says at knuckle area.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2015 | 07:11 PM
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do you have a nice flat surface to park the truck on? like a smooth concrete pad?


take the wheels off, and use an angle finder on both knuckles (ball joint to ball joint). they should be close, like within a degree or two of one another.
 
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heres some pics of it in ditch, when i get tire off and jack it up ill take more.





 
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Looks like the fun ended when you went in the ditch.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 05:42 PM
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Here's some pics. Doesn't look twisted. Need new bracket though. And shock.



 
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Damn, you tore that thing up pretty good. I'd say it's likely the beam is bent, just judging by the pictures. Doesn't mean it is, after all I'm looking at pictures. The only way to know for sure, if you can't eagle eye it for straightness, is to out it all back together with fresh pivot bushing and radius arms then do your measuring/eyeballing.
 
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It appears straight. Only thing crinkled is radius arm at I beam. Plus the bracket. at least I'll need new arm, mount, bushings, shock, steering link and tie rod maybe. I'll get better pics
 
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fix all that stuff and then take measurements/take pics. if you cant tell with the ole eagle eye that its bent, gotta put it all back together to confirm.
 
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Took better pics. Looks straight forward to fix. Waiting on
junkyard to pull radius arm and mount.
 
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If you're replacing tie rods and stuff replace both sides just to be sure
 
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