tipped my jeep

tipped my jeep on passenger side last week while offroading. got it upright and still runs fine. im gonna have to replace the windshield the only problem is that the A pillar is some what bent in. it looks like a new windshield might fit except for the top and bottom corners where it seems to be pinched.

any ideas for straightening it out? i was thinking once removing the old winsheild just going at it with the biggest hammer i can find. or carefully grinding down the corner of the new windsheild if it is pinching.
also, plexiglass windsheilds? are they worth it?

Don't know what angle it's bent at but I'd probably chain the truck to a large tree and use a hydraulic ram on it (put a wood block to push against).
I wouldn't use a hammer since you'll just dent the local area without actually straightening anything.

Doesn't sound like it needs much, but push it just a little bit past the desired point since after a few days the metal will often relax back to where it was bent.

Post pics!

wood and a porta-power. metal has memory, if it didnt bend very far, it will striaghten right out.

Pics? I did the same to mine. take out your interior and you can use a high lift. Your passenger door probably wont shut easily anymore. Porta power is a lot simpler but if you dont have access to one use a high lift and just jack it back to its original shape. Then use hammers and mollys to shape it.

a tree and a come along can fix a lot of stuff

i agree. imo portapower>highlift>tree and chain.

ehall said:

a tree and a come along can fix a lot of stuff

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Thanks for all the input. I like the idea of port-power though I've never used porta-power before...
I'm gonna take some pictures and post em sometime tomorrow.