CStamm
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Leeport, PA
Ok, so my frame is bent/cracked in the front driver's side right behind the sway bar mount. Here are some pics
http://community.webshots.com/album/92537685rhiBSD
As you can see it is bent near this frame hole (the hole where most tow hook brackets come to). It is then leads to a crack underneath the frame rail.
So it is cracked and bent. This is how I bought it. I would assume it was in a crash, but I can't find any evidence of body work. It appears as if the frame is fine everywhere else. It doesn't need to be straightened as far as I'm concerned, as the alignment is fine. The only weight hanging on it would be the sway bar mount and the power steering. I have wheeled it semi-hard, and it hasn't seemed to have gotten any worse.
I was going to buy the C-Rok power steering braces, then have my buddy weld the crack to reinforce it. Will this be sufficient? I have a lot of time and money in this rig already, and I want it fixed right so that I don't have to worry about it again.
Please let me know what you guys think I should do here, thanks ahead of time.
http://community.webshots.com/album/92537685rhiBSD
As you can see it is bent near this frame hole (the hole where most tow hook brackets come to). It is then leads to a crack underneath the frame rail.
So it is cracked and bent. This is how I bought it. I would assume it was in a crash, but I can't find any evidence of body work. It appears as if the frame is fine everywhere else. It doesn't need to be straightened as far as I'm concerned, as the alignment is fine. The only weight hanging on it would be the sway bar mount and the power steering. I have wheeled it semi-hard, and it hasn't seemed to have gotten any worse.
I was going to buy the C-Rok power steering braces, then have my buddy weld the crack to reinforce it. Will this be sufficient? I have a lot of time and money in this rig already, and I want it fixed right so that I don't have to worry about it again.
Please let me know what you guys think I should do here, thanks ahead of time.