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Apr 25, 2016 | 09:43 PM

IHateCommieCars

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Bent frame

Bought a salvage F250 from blurry pics and the frame is bent - just the front end where the bumper attaches. It's pushed a good couple of inches towards the passenger's side. Is that easy to straighten or would I cut it off and weld a new one on? I got a parts truck with all the parts I'll need. Wonder if a frame shop would charge me less to straighten it than a welding shop with charge to cut the old one off, then the replacement one off the parts truck, then weld it to the new truck.

Apr 25, 2016 | 09:54 PM

dkf

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Would be better off having a frame shop do it even if it costs more. The frame shop can make sure everything is within spec.

Apr 25, 2016 | 10:39 PM

cyncwby

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I will second that, it may be bent in places you can't see, the frame jig will tell just how straight it is.

Apr 25, 2016 | 11:07 PM

machmedic

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I agree on take it to a frame shop also. Check your bed to cab gap also, if its uneven frame is bent further back. Had that type of repair done on a '97 F-250, turned out great.

Apr 26, 2016 | 07:52 AM

Chuck's First Ford

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a bent frame can be bent and you could NEVER see it with EYES...

also a small kink in the frame could prevent you from ever getting the front end aligned correctly.

or a Truck that Dog Tracks...

a Frame Shop.. No question. or part out the truck.