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Got frame flex?
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chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
that might be the craziest thing ive seen in awhile.ouch.i neveer knew gm developed a pretzel frame.
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WOW. What was the guy doing at the moment it pretzeled like that? I want to say something like he gassed it real hard while the rear was bouncing and the torque in the rear end as he came down was too much
pauly383
Daddy383
Did he remove a crossmember or something and figured he didn't need it or something when he bobbed the bed 
Looks like one missing and the box is shorter or something .
Looks like one missing and the box is shorter or something .
That's a quick way to move the axle forward.
Just what I was thinking.
barneybasher1010
1/2 ton status
OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wayne
3/4 ton status
Looks like he wanted the wheelbase of a CJ5.
rjpastor
1/2 ton status
Flex???? Seems like an understatement. Looks like a slinky.
Or maybe he was trying to make a tilt bed, like the show trucks in the 90's had.
CUCV2
5/4 ton fun
According to my calculations...
Rockwells + Stock 1/2 ton frame = Carnage
Rockwells + Stock 1/2 ton frame = Carnage
vortec
1/2 ton status
the axle probably came loose when he was partially up the hill and then he slid back on top of it. easiest way i see for it to end up in that position.
No, it looks like the axle is still attached to the springs. Look at the frame at a 90 degree angle and the possition of the bed.
rear frame has a bunch of overhang past the rear tires, im betting the rear of the truck got wedged into the ground and instead of going forward and dragging it, he backed up and it wedged and bent the frame. Ive been in a similar situation before with a departure angle like that, backing up is not an option unless you want the rear bumper to dig into the ground.
Pookster
1/2 ton status
I might be wrong, but how does 4 link solve the problem? We havent even really identified the problem!
OK, assume whatever axle he has, it ended up all the way in the front- looks like the grabbed the rear of the axle, and pulled it forward. Its possible, in a way, that yes, under massive power, it somehow tried to lift up (kinda like an anti squat), but exactly how much power do you need to do that?
If the frame already had some damage, and already had a weak spot, yes, it could certainly bend up like that. a 4 link would help, but it only moves that particular force forward, and onto part of the frame (again). So.. then what? He still has to address the inherent weakness that was apparent in the frame... although if he's doing a 4 link, he's probably beefing up the attachment area, which is probably the solution to the problem.
OK, assume whatever axle he has, it ended up all the way in the front- looks like the grabbed the rear of the axle, and pulled it forward. Its possible, in a way, that yes, under massive power, it somehow tried to lift up (kinda like an anti squat), but exactly how much power do you need to do that?
If the frame already had some damage, and already had a weak spot, yes, it could certainly bend up like that. a 4 link would help, but it only moves that particular force forward, and onto part of the frame (again). So.. then what? He still has to address the inherent weakness that was apparent in the frame... although if he's doing a 4 link, he's probably beefing up the attachment area, which is probably the solution to the problem.
blazeonchevy
1/2 ton status
Yeah, I think he wedged it too. Looks like he was trying to get up the hill, couldnt, and for some reason came back down (probably under power). Whatever happened, that is crazy.
mrdrinksalil
1/2 ton status
That sh*t'll buff out...
DUDE! Are you gonna be at riverrock this weekend? Thats some crazy carnage... All I can think is that he backed off that ledge in the pic and the rear bumper hit HARD>
DUDE! Are you gonna be at riverrock this weekend? Thats some crazy carnage... All I can think is that he backed off that ledge in the pic and the rear bumper hit HARD>
Gaging by the amount of clay clogging his boggers, I don't think traction had anything to do with this carnage
chevy wrangler
1/2 ton status
ouch!!
