Has anyone ever bent these back?

If the accident was caused by the wheel getting hit what happened to the differential?

 

What else might be bent? Axle shaft on the side that got hit, shock mounts, u-bolts, wheel?

 

I was thinking the same thing. Which bolts are we referring to?

 

You need these, they're fun to put on (sort of).

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/bamf-hd-shackle-hangers.496200/

 

axle shaft and leaf springs. Those are already being replaced.

 

I’m curious how it drives as is.

 

I tell myself that the dude was doing donuts and hit a curb hard af lol but accident details I don’t really know other than what the report said/ showed.

 

b4 ANYThing is done................measure it out Urself
or U will never know IF its right

the frame is tweaked right side
if pushed/bent back correctly............... WITHOUT HEAT /torch !!!

NO Harm NO Foul !!!

Shackles alone wont get it RIGHT !!!!!

no less U need to measure ALL mounting points

by example

right front........left rear etc

right front to right rear etc

 

With the bedside support torn off on the driver's side I'd say something t-boned it

 

truck has already been checked for body alignment/frame.(doors, fenders, hood, truck, bed and cab is all aligned)

 

it cant have been checked correctly is the photos show what we ALL can see !!

 

I agree the photos show damage, but other than bent shackles and the frame piece that is riveted to the shAckles, everything is aligned.

 

UR story

if U are satisfied ....................thats Ur reality

i dont know what shape Ur ride is in

if its like the photos

its crap

 

Toyota made the Tacoma frame really thin so you can bend it back in place.

 

Pretzel Logic

an album was made with that title.................right

 

Looks like it was totaled because it needed a frame, iirc Toyota doesn’t sell the hangers independently of the frame, depending on state laws/insurance company they’ll total the truck for it.
Honestly the rails aren’t that bad, looks like it could easily be pulled back in spec if they can cold straighten and get the lower lip flat/square again. I’d get some aftermarket hangers (offered by a few different vendors) and just get the rails straightened and go on. Make sure that axle isn’t tweaked on the outer flange/spring perch so it doesn’t crab walk down the road.

 

a breath of reason from Ur comments

u also mentioned ‘ cold straighten ‘ ............

no less NO HEAT on the frame if an attempt is made

 

Do you work for the insurance company? Lol You’re absolutely right, that’s exactly what the body shop said.

 

I want some of what you are smoking.

 

Im an adjuster for an insurance company yes
Some companies allow frame replacements, some don’t. Typically the biggest issue is non-matching VINs from using a recycled frame(which may also be tweaked from the accident that made the parts available) or the pure cost of labor to replace an entire frame depending on vehicle value.