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44boggers · 12-30-2015, 01:51 PM

I am thinking some how the driver side frame is pushed in a bit. If so, I think I have two options. One is to slot the holes on the 45 degree frame support (which the motor mount bolts to) that way I can get the mount to slide up the bracket the 1/2" or so I need.

Or option to, is to use some sort of jack and try to push the frame rail out.

The thing is, is when I got the truck it drove great, drove straight down the road. The frame was cracked from the steering box, right in front of the engine x member. So maybe the frame cracking tweeked the frame inboard a bit?

The truck did have a lot of camber shims, perhaps that was to account for the frame being a little tweeked, I am not sure. I have also seen many other trucks with a lot of shims as well. So it's hard to say.

What do you guys think my next step should be. Kind sucks slot the holes in the plate since it has a fresh powder coat. But I wont go very far without a motor!!!!

12-30-2015, 01:51 PM	#38
44boggers Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: winklen, Tirol Posts: 292	Re: American in Austria 83 Build I am thinking some how the driver side frame is pushed in a bit. If so, I think I have two options. One is to slot the holes on the 45 degree frame support (which the motor mount bolts to) that way I can get the mount to slide up the bracket the 1/2" or so I need. Or option to, is to use some sort of jack and try to push the frame rail out. The thing is, is when I got the truck it drove great, drove straight down the road. The frame was cracked from the steering box, right in front of the engine x member. So maybe the frame cracking tweeked the frame inboard a bit? The truck did have a lot of camber shims, perhaps that was to account for the frame being a little tweeked, I am not sure. I have also seen many other trucks with a lot of shims as well. So it's hard to say. What do you guys think my next step should be. Kind sucks slot the holes in the plate since it has a fresh powder coat. But I wont go very far without a motor!!!!