Possibly Bent Frame

[Eyes_to_the_West]

Hello all,

 

My truck was stolen and wrecked about three years ago. The passenger side was banged up. I have reasons to believe my frame is bent because: 1. On the passenger side, upper control arm rear frame bolt/nut/cam, I can't get my torque wrench and deep socket 21mm. On the drivers side I can get it on there fine, 2. The passenger side tire rubs the rear of the front fender when turning right, 3. The distance between rear lower control arm pocket and tranny x-member is 28 on passenger side and 28 3/8 on drivers side, which means passenger side is pushed back a little. Would someone mind taking a measurement of this distance for me? Do you guys think 3/8" is safe enough for a body/frame shop to bend it back? Can anyone else easily get a deep 21mm and torque wrench on that same UCA nut without problems? Thanks guys.

[Eyes_to_the_West]

I guess I should state that its a 2003 Silverado 1500 Z71.

[Duelin]

If it was my truck I would take it to a body shop. And have it put on a frame machine and check the measurements. An hour of frame machine time should cost less than a hundred dollars. The shop that I go to charges $78 an hour. Just make sure the shop you go to knows what they are doing. I know the shop that I go to does a lot of frame machine work for other body shops. Mainly because the other shops don't know what they are doing. And screw up more than they fix.

[jro909]

if the frame is bent, and put back to factory specs it still will never be the same..bent=stretched

[GMstrong]

^ Exactly...its easily for me to say but get over it or get a new truck.