bent frame! What now

Hey guys, after painting my frame with a corrosion inhibitor Ive noticed that the front of the frame appears to be bent! Its hard to see in the pictures but when looking from the front end the frame looks to be bent slightly to the drivers side. I stuck a straight edge from side to side on the frame and it appears to be bent about 1/2 inch ( Im not sure if that was a good way to do it) what should i do??

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If it's just 1/2" high on one corner and not out of square, I think it will be ok. I doubt that you'll be able to straighten it much better than that.

Or are you saying the rails are not straight? Are they parallel otherwise?

 

These frames are VERY flexy. They'll flex under their own weight if not resting on perfectly flat surface.

If it's actually tweaked it'll be easy to fix. Take it to an auto repair shop with a frame straightening table. I bent up my F250 frame pretty bad and the repair shop got it straight enough that I never noticed any unusual highway manners. So long as the metal isn't kinked it's easy to straighten a frame.

Chilly

 

They are not straight, after the motor mounts there is a slight bend towards the right ( looking at it from the front) Im worried that it will make the front end pull

 

Well then load it up and take it to an auto repair shop. It'll be super easy for them to pull a bare naked frame straight. They'll probably prop it up on jackstands then attach chains and tug that frame back over where it belongs. That's how my F250 frame was bent. Slid into a deep ravine sideways, shoved the front and back frame ends sideways a bit. Easy to fix, but I won't guarantee it'll be cheap. But it should be.

 

If taking to frame shop, it's easier if you take the frame measurements with you to the shop. They are in the service manual and I got them out of the repair manual for CJ's from 72-86 by Moses. I work part time at an auto body shop, and we have a frame machine. as long as you have correct measurements, it can be done easily. Mine was 3 inches high in the front from PO who yanked the jeep out of a hole and ripped the front bumper clean off. Pulled back to within 1/4 of an inch from true...good enough for me...after wards, welded in some more structure.

 

hope this works

 

Thanks alot guys, im gonna call around today

 

could you blow that up some Tarby? Thanks

 

send me your email and I'll send you a better scan. Ain't havin' good luck with the computer stuff tonite...

 

Jordanbostick@gmail.com Thanks alot!

 

Sent you some mail, sorry about the delay...hope it comes out ok.

 

I may be way off base but I wouldnt get too excited about 1/2. You are going to spend much money at a frame shop to get it pulled and it may or may not stay. I would just use it as is or shop for a different frame. Just my .02