efbaudy

my car may or may not have a slightly bent frame...i was wondering how i would be able to tell and can i still drive it and how much would it cost to have it straightened...i am planning on taking it to a garage so i would like to know the cost to fix it as they would probably charge me. thanks

oh yea this isnt my f-body car, it is my friends ford t-bird with a whole frame. please help me.

swerve-driver

Usual suspects:

Strange tire wear patterns
Car pulls alot to one side
When parked on a flat surface, you notice one tire off the ground. Always. har.

Have some one follow you to see if your car is dog tracking.

Get under it and look around for any obvious damage.

What makes you think it is bent?

Could also be a tweaked a-arm, bent trailing arm, bent panhard bar.

I'd at least have a look around under the car before you take it to anyone. Regardless of what you find, at least you'll know if they're trying to blow smoke up yer waazoo.

Best-
S-D

efbaudy

well he just got the car...i must say it is beautiful but the driver door hangs down a little bit (like it might only be a bad door hinge) and also we noticed that there were clearly 2 different kind of head lights and you can definatley tell that the passanger side head light is the stock one which leaves us to the conclusion that it had been hit on the front left. it rides fine and no abnormal wear on tires (they are almost too bald to tell on all 4 tires)

im thinking of the worst case but how much do you think it would cost to have it fixed perfect from a body shop just to give me an idea if it turns out to be true?

swerve-driver

I really couldn't say- Could be anywhere from a couple hundred to 2 times the value of the car.

I would check underneath the car before going though. Block it up with blocks or jack stands, get a good light and have a look around.

S-D