bent spring pocket

[ccd_1606]

well i bent my upper sring pocket where the bag mounts into, and suggestions on how to get it back down.

[kelsey_canard]

what did you bend it on? nbs?

[BagginA93chev]

what truck is it? year, make, model?

[shakey]

pictures would be great too.

[mrwilliam]

this i gotta c

[16vconversion]

I couldn't help myself..

[ccd_1606]

well its a 2004 gmc sierra ext cab, im pretty sure it bent because i had to cut some for bag clearance, but it just happened a week ago and its been bagged for over a year so i dont know, i plan on pulling all the bag stuff off and selling it all, so if anyone needs some stuff iver got it

[kelsey_canard]

cuts those pockets off and put a torsion bag mount there

[TOFNLO]

whats bags were you running up front?

[mrwilliam]

holy crap!! thats messed up!! Maybe you can cut it off and replace it with another spring pocket... or clame it on insurance or something.. might be worth a shot. I sent you a PM on parts.. Sorry again for the bad f luck...

[mrwilliam]

Originally Posted by ccd_1606

well its a 2004 gmc sierra ext cab, im pretty sure it bent because i had to cut some for bag clearance, but it just happened a week ago and its been bagged for over a year so i dont know, i plan on pulling all the bag stuff off and selling it all, so if anyone needs some stuff iver got it

Did you feel it start to bend? or did you only notice it a week ago?

I think if you cut that off and weld in a traditional front bag mount for a toyota . that would really be a easy fix.
(if you or a buddy know how to weld) then you can fix both sides.

[Low88]

what everyone else said. cut it off and weld on torsion brackets.

[ccd_1606]

well it would be easy if i was gonna run bags, but im just so tired of messing with it i wanna put some drop springs in it, and put a flip kit in the back and make it a relaible driver, then im prolly going to buy another vehicle and bag and body it since i will have most of the parts already, im prolly going to heat it and bend it down then weld some braces in place to hold it down.

[kelsey_canard]

FTW!!!

[servlo]

Originally Posted by ccd_1606

well it would be easy if i was gonna run bags, but im just so tired of messing with it i wanna put some drop springs in it, and put a flip kit in the back and make it a relaible driver, then im prolly going to buy another vehicle and bag and body it since i will have most of the parts already, im prolly going to heat it and bend it down then weld some braces in place to hold it down.

I've heard of body shops bending stock upper spring mounts on the driver side to correct the chevy lean. So bending it back should work.

You might not even need heat to bend it back. I would weld a 3-4' long peice of thick square tubing to the top of the bracket and then pound the end of that thing till its bent back in place. Make some gussets weld them in and your good to go.

[mrwilliam]

Originally Posted by servlo

I've heard of body shops bending stock upper spring mounts on the driver side to correct the chevy lean. So bending it back should work.

You might not even need heat to bend it back. I would weld a 3-4' long peice of thick square tubing to the top of the bracket and then pound the end of that thing till its bent back in place. Make some gussets weld them in and your good to go.

all that welding ^^^ should just weld a new one on..

[kustomkoncepts]

I did the exact same thing on mine when I was learning. I welded on a torsion style mount like these guys are saying, and I never looked back. I actually prefer not having cups up front.

It would actually be more work to heat/bend/weld up the stock perch, then it would be to fab up some new mounts. Don't let this get you down. If anything, you learned something from this happening. Fix it and enjoy your ride IMO

link to mounts

[ccd_1606]

ok well i think i might just do some brackets, does anyone have any pictures of theres, i wanna see where to weld them so i will get it right, also will i have to have lower control arms because right now im running stock.

[kustomkoncepts]

Originally Posted by ccd_1606

ok well i think i might just do some brackets, does anyone have any pictures of theres, i wanna see where to weld them so i will get it right, also will i have to have lower control arms because right now im running stock.

On the nbs, you can lay big wheels with stock arms. What size wheel/tire are you running?

[ccd_1606]

im running 22's with 265 35 22 tire it hits the inner fender but when i redo the front with these brackets i plan on cutting the wheel wells out. i just want to make sure i put the bracket in the right place.