Rough country frame reinforcement kit

[thetundrawolf]

Hi,

I have a 1982 GMC K1500 with the 6.2L diesel. I was offroading it recently when it sopped steering. I was forced to drive my Isuzu PUP in there with my Lincoln G7 welder to repair the frame the best I could.

I had to use a 16mm wrench to bridge a large frame tear as you can see in the pictures. I had the truck towed home.

I purchased the Rough Country frame repair kit and I looked at the damage... Am I going to be able to use this kit with the damage to my frame? If not, what do i do... cut and splice in an entirely new frame front end? I'd rather double up on the rough country repair kit...

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What do I do to get my truck steering again?

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[thetundrawolf]

I really need help. I need to make this my dd again. Could I weld a washer into the hole? What about the big tears? Should I weld two reinforcement kits together then weld them to the frame for extra support...

 

[kdo58]

I would weld both sides.

 

[da_raabi]

I would think the "correct" repair method would be to expose as much of that section of frame as possible, ie remove everything attached to it or around it, cut out all the bad metal around the cracks, align the remaining metal with clamps, jacks, etc, and then weld in brand-new metal to replace what you cut out. This is the backbone of the truck you are talking about. You do NOT want to skimp out on it, especially if you plan to continue off-roading etc!

This is why I would NEVER EVER EVER take my DD off-roading. I know some do, but if its my only source of transportation you bet your golden butt-hole I'll be babying it as much as possible!!!

 

[87scotty]

I do with my dd but i have spare vehicals lol agree woth posted aboce on fixin it right i wouldnd do tje whole front in but definetly cut out the old male sure everyhings clean and straight then beef it up while your at it

 

[weezman11]

I would cut out the rot and replace/plate accordingly. I'm blown away that you didn't feel major slop in the steering long ago!

The frame repair kit isn't made to fix/band-aid that kind of damage.

 

[highdesertrange]

get a new frame. much easier to do a frame swap then to fix that. I noticed previous welding on the bumper bracket, why? also do are you running a steering arm? if that's your daily driver you need to slow down. highdesertranger