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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoooper
drag link looks maybe bowed a bit but nothing special. were you on unlevel ground when putting the swaybar links on?

try to get a picture that shows the frame so we can see if its straight. You know, the frame rails. Thats right, I said frame rails
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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I knew they had a certain name, I just couldn't put my finger on it

I'll get another picture of it tomorrow, it's too dark out there now. I was on what I think was levelish ground. I didn't think it was so unlevel that it would be that far off.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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You sure you didn't somehow tweak the bar?
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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I don't think so. It wasn't hooked up at the time, but the front hitch does use the sway bar mounting holes. So if it is bent, I would think the frame rails would have to be bent too. How big of a deal is it if I did tweak the frame?
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Piper645
I don't think so. It wasn't hooked up at the time, but the front hitch does use the sway bar mounting holes. So if it is bent, I would think the frame rails would have to be bent too. How big of a deal is it if I did tweak the frame?
.... it.depends how bad it affects your suspension. Ever seen a truck going down the road and the back end is shifted to the side... called dog leggin (technical term lol). With that though might not be a big deal. Start taking measurements.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by jmm0122
Im trying to find said rails. Haha. No rails on a unibody, its all one piece of the body. I would call it the sub frame I suppose.
its the part of the body that seperates then you plate when you wheel harder trails...

as for as the sway bar are you sure the axle wasnt flexed out a little bit? if you were flexing at all it will do that
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Old Sep 29, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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It turns out it was a little more flexed than I thought at least nothing is bent though.

But while i'm thinking about it, how hard is too hard when your yanking from a solid tow point like a hitch? This was the first time I've been stuck and I was with my buddy in his 06 tacoma. He was tryin to pull me out but we were kinda takin it easy out of fear of breakin somethin. Until the big ole chevy showed up and free'd me.
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