cabtruck

I have a 1993 club cab w250 frame going to going to build a truck from the ground up if I run a string from the back to the front and measure to the frame front the front is over 1"so it's 1/2" out how close are they from the factory

j_martin

If all the wheels run in the same lane, it's good.

cabtruck

I don't want to build a truck from the ground up and then have problems already have a rebuilt 12 valve p pump and g56 transmission rebuilt 205 transfer case don't want to cut corners

BHD

I'm not really sure what your are trying to say. Is it out of square or is it twisted longitudinal? Dodge truck frames are as stiff as a wet noodle. I don't think it would be hard fix one.

cabtruck

Front is over to the left about 1/2" frame is not diamond it's level square and straight from the transmission cross member back just over in the front I think it will be ok just wanted another option

sooty

where do you live?

cabtruck

South Carolina

j_martin

Sounds like it got smacked on a front corner and racked a bit. Should be an easy "adjustment" for a collision repair center with a frame rack.

Angry Johnny

1/2" isn't anything to worry about. It could have easily been that way since new.

sooty

shoot, im scrapping 2 frames with lots of parts, but angry is right, your measurements between spring and body mount perches will be points of interest, the body perches allow lots of movement for alignment, so really the focus is spring perches corner to corner, to get the axles tracking straight, real frame damage will visibly show with paint peeling around slight bends.

mknittle

Measure in a X pattern. Left front to right rear then right front to left rear also to check for square. Measuring frames can be a bit tricky.


Note: 2WD and 4WD frame dimensions are the same.

cabtruck

Thanks for the info I think I'm going to use it and if there is a problem put it on the frame machine after I'm done

mknittle

Now is the time to fix anything bent while it is easy to get to.

NE frmhnd

And once you get it straight, box the whole thing and add a couple crossmembers. While you can get at it easy.

mknittle

Even more so if it is the six inch early frame.