bent frame still bent?

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Post a picture of what you are talking about.  No truck came from the factory bent.  All would be within spec or they wouldn't have made a truck with it.

Chris Lucas
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[87swb]

i can't post any pictures i don't have the kind of camera it takes. all i'm saying is that i have seen some of these trucks where the right side of the bed sticks out more than the left side and have never been hit. you can tell it on a lot of them. look down the side on some of them it sticks out like a sore thumb.when i first got mine it hadn't had any frame damage(the owner said that and i believe him) and the right side bed stuck out more than the left side after i got out of the frame shop the bed stuck out equally on both sides. no factory frame is perfect in my opinion and I don't think the factory was worried that much about them, they were just ready to see them go. the rigs that hauled them to the dealership could have bent them from letting tire pressure out and tying them down and airing the tires back up.

[sarnold365]

You're right you do see a lot of boxes and cabs misaligned on all kinds of trucks.  It happens to all vehicles.  The older they are the worse it is (generally).  This has to do with normal wear and tear and how the vehicle is treated.  Parking one wheel on a curb everey night will twist a frame.  Running 90 degrees into a curb can do the same thing.  You have to take into consideration the age and possible mistreatment of the truck before you got it.  Vehicles don't leave the assembly line let alone the factory because of major component misalignment.  If components don't fit within tolerances on the assembly line, the whole thing is removed from the line and discarded to be examined later by QC.  Over the life of most trucks it is common place for boxes, cabs and front ends to shift due to design weaknesses inherent to trucks.  Basically, you have a long frame meant to have a bunch of parts perched on top of it and a fairly powerful, big torque  engine transmitting incredible load pressures through it.  The frame is designed to twist and then return to original shape millions of times.  That means the fasteners holding the box and cab, etc. will rub and wear with use and eventually wear out.  Everything sags and that's where restoration comes in.  Realignment on the machine can solve the bent frame issue but reveal 4 to 5 more because of it.