Have you been driving a crooked truck?

[Boog]

Originally Posted by Swar

This is the strangest part, the owner before me had cut the frame, but I don't know why.
This is an original swb frame, the trailing arm cross member is riveted in from factory.
Someone cut the frame and possibly added the rear end from a different truck.
I've been driving this thing for 12 years now and never had a problem, it feels straight as an arrow going down the highway.
It wasn't until I started measuring things and did the string method that I found these problems, so I guess I have some work to do.
Oh yeah, and my bed is out of square by an inch, so yes I have been driving a crooked truck.

If this is an original short wheel base frame and has been cut it just might have been done so to replace the back half due to an accident and the frame may have been bent further forward or the replacement rear half may not have been measured out properly before welding. Follow Jim's instructions on how to cross measure to make sure the frame is square.