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The original owner of the truck smacked a maple tree at 35mph. The front was pretty twisted. To the point where I had to cut out a large section of the core support in order to pull the fender supports straight. It welded back together nicely.
The determination is right on for tackling a job like this! Reporting from Alabama, that kind of rust makes me cringe a bit because we don't have it lol! Seen ALOT worse tho.
Im about to go the other way with my truck in an attempt to clear 37s but not quite 6" of lift. A friend went that route and there was no 'hold my beer' in that mule wagon!!
The determination is right on for tackling a job like this! Reporting from Alabama, that kind of rust makes me cringe a bit because we don't have it lol! Seen ALOT worse tho.
Im about to go the other way with my truck in an attempt to clear 37s but not quite 6" of lift. A friend went that route and there was no 'hold my beer' in that mule wagon!!
The saving grace of this truck is it was originally from Arkansas and spent most of its life in Missouri before coming to Michigan. Luckily the entire cab/front clip is 95% rust free with the exception of the beat up bed and rust scale on the frame.
It is going back together decent. Pretty much impossible to get everything to line up perfect since the front was so tweaked. Also leveled the cab while I was at it. The passenger side had 1" of droop compared to the driver's. Had to shim the entire pass. side cab mounts (minus core support) and the front of the bed to get the body lines straight. Sits level within 1/4" at all corners now.
That is excellent work on that core support and front end.. I see its got the matching fender flair tape on the front fender, the damage must have been to mainly the core support.
Got the new bump stops installed. They mounted up at a very slight angle but seems to be no problem, may go back and adjust them. Their texture is soft and very rubbery. NO JARRING what so ever! We tested them out on some decent bumps and holes on the fire roads. Ranging from 6-8" deep with the deepest wash outs around 10-12". Hitting some 6-8" dips and bumps at around 30mph. No doubt you can feel you are going over some terrain but the in cab transfer is very smooth.
Went with Monroe Gas-Magnum shocks in the rear as well. I like them, very stable and not too stiff.
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