Frame damage and frame strengthening

[Bill Roberts]

Damn dude, I saw your topic and thought I would chime in here...but after reading all that...I will say only the basics that hold true.

1. When metal is bent, it is weakened.
2. As long as all 4 corners "trace" properly, Height, scew, track, caster...and it can be alighned perfectly, then your only concern is fatique. The frame may need some bracing.
3. Body parts fit correctly.
4. All driveline parts fit properly, not binding.

Most frame problems are body/suspention and not driveline.

You most likely answered your own questions. I just added the basics that frame straitening folks go by. Build and wreck a few dirt track cutlasses and get them back to racing condition driveability wise and you quickly learn where to add stress points to help the welds, the pulls and the kinks. Personally, as long as the car looks good, goes down the road strait without abnormal tire wear, fits nice, drives nice and has been reinforced to a shade beyond factory strength....no problem at all.


To sell a car with a known bent frame and not disclose it, even after repair is a no-no IMHO. This is the only REAL concern.