Frame Bent?
09-19-2004, 01:57 AM
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Car: 1989 GTA
Engine: Future: LSX Turbo
Transmission: built T-56
Frame Bent?
I just wanted to know if my frame might be bent. My 89 gta leans a little to the left...my trunk isnt center and i was just wanting to know how would i know if the frame is bent? Is this the case? What else could it be if not?
My 91 firebird has the same problem
My 91 firebird has the same problem
09-19-2004, 12:54 PM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
Engine: Internal Combustion
Transmission: Completed
Axle/Gears: ones that turn.
Check for broken springs first, especially in the front. If they have been replaced, it's possible that the may not have been 'clocked' properly on the control arms - this can cause it to sit lop-sided.
Unless you can visually spot something that is out of whack, the only way to find out would be to have it put on a frame machine and checked; that could cost $2-400.
Sometimes if the rear glass/decklid have been replaced, they don't get lined up properly; there is a tech article on the site to explain how this is done.
Unless you can visually spot something that is out of whack, the only way to find out would be to have it put on a frame machine and checked; that could cost $2-400.
Sometimes if the rear glass/decklid have been replaced, they don't get lined up properly; there is a tech article on the site to explain how this is done.
09-20-2004, 10:33 AM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt w/ 4.10 gears
even most stock installed decklids end up sitting crooked after years, so that isn't an indicator of a bent frame.
09-20-2004, 06:50 PM
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Car: 1989 GTA
Engine: Future: LSX Turbo
Transmission: built T-56
yeah my deck lid is bent too but the entire car leans if you look from the back
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