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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Isanti, mn
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1984 k10 - Frame Issue
Bought this truck as a replacement beater/snow plow for my old rusted rig. I didn't think it would be worth fixing but it runs really nice and drives nice....well and I can't seem to leave well enough alone.
When I bought it I knew there was frame damage but it's going to be a plow so i figured, oh well. Now I'd like to fix it and would appreciate any ideas or thoughts on how to go about it. Am I better off buying a replacement frame? There are a couple on craigslist locally I can get (rolling stock) for under 200 dollars.
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Natchitoches, LA
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Re: 1984 k10 - Frame Issue
Looks nasty, but fixable. You could maybe just drill the ends of the cracks and reweld or plate. The cracks kept running because they were not drilled out.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Melbourne, Fla.
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Im gonna say it's one of the rear shocks were lookin at.
Here's what I'd do find a truck in a local junk yard and undo anything attached to the frame rail from 4 to 6 inch's fwd of the shock and everything aft all the way to the bumper and then lob it off 4 to 6 inches fwd of the shock and take it home and replace that section it will be a lot cheaper and a lot less work then a complete frame swap. Also since it's the rear frame rail you should be able to use a 2x4 truck. |
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Lester West Virginia
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Re: 1984 k10 - Frame Issue
Looks like there pressure on the top bushing like the shock is to short if it is that's what keeps cracking it after it was repaired
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Re: 1984 k10 - Frame Issue
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