Yeah, i know, i'm beating this to death, but I need some input here.

Bent frame truck, from accident: Is is still strong enough if they've stretched it twice already?

 

No!!!

 

get a new one

 

First off, where do find new ones? Second off... what kind of work is involved?

 

im sure its alot, ive never done one. Holty actually put a new one under his truck

 

My brother bought a early 90's Grand AM like 12 years ago used that had apparently been in a wreck but the only way they found out is because it wore tires horribly and the people at the tire place found that the frame was bent so there was nothing they could do. Did you not have insurance?

 

Just because it gets bent doesn't mean in junk. Depends on where and how much its bent. It can usually be straightened and reinforced and actually be stronger then new if done correctly. I have straitened a lot of truck frames that where bent right behind the cab from being over loaded. (guys though they could use 1/2 tons for dump trucks . I straited them, welded reinforcing plates to the sides of the frames and they are stronger then when they come off the assembly line from the manufacturer.

 

Grand AMs are totally different from trucks, they're a unibody. It depends on the frame damage, and what it took to fix it. Look at the pull holes, and see how far they were stretched.

 

I have insurance, but they're dicking me over, because the guy who caused it is with the same company... The bend is right between the rear axle and the rear leaf spring mounts, on both sides... GM told me directly, because the front end is hydroformed, any heating of the rails will cause the front end to become very brittle, and dangerous, including the heat from welds from reinforcing...

 

Then how do they weld on our frames? I have robotic welds all over mine? They don't weld it before they hydroform it, there's no way. I seriously doubt they heat treat it after welding it too. Our trucks would cost a lot more if they did I'm sure.

Also you're saying its the rear, so why would you need to weld on the front? Guys cut and weld right where you're talking all the time. It's called a C-notch. Seriously, I don't thing the rear part of the frame is hydroformed at all.