Bent & Cracked Frame 08 Attitude

Chum lee wrote:
Without being able to "see" the whole thing in person, a few questions. How does the trailer track now? Unusual tire wear? Those bends in the leaf spring mounts (hangers) look suspicious, like, as if, . . . . . . someone bent the frame, . . . . intentionally to repair an alignment issue. Are there other bent parts that are clearly damaged? From the photos, if I'm reading them correctly, the cracks in the structure occur at a location of minimal stress. Hummmmmmmm.

I'd hate to see you "straighten everything out" only to find that the trailer is now out of alignment and pulls sharply. IMO, a closer look is in order before cutting/bending/welding anything.

Chum lee

Thanks Chum lee.

The trailer tracks perfectly fine and the 4 year old tires look new all the way across the tread. Seller said he used it a handful of times since putting the tires on but who knows for sure.

I used a creeper and inspected every inch of the frame. I found 5 horizontal cracks on both passenger and drivers Ibeams and a couple small cracks overall where the welds were garbage. Majority of the cracks are in very high stress areas when turning, right above the springs.

There is a 1 inch dent under the passenger side Ibeam right above the front spring where the ubolt made contact from a bump or something. Thinking this is what caused the drivers side to bend.

The drivers side hangers are bent outward bit no cracks in the welds. The passenger side looks straight as an arrow looking through the hangers from aft to front and vice versa.