hey guys, I am in the middle of a gas tank skid swap on my jeep and I found that the rear cross-member right behind the bumper is bent in 1/2 in or so. so no matter how I try to align the bolts I can't get them in. does anyone have a suggestion on how I could fix this?
Bent rear gas tank mounting bar
- Thread starter Elijahkg_Wrangler
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I had this same problem last fall when I was swapping my skid. Used a bottle jack, block of wood, and a hammer to get it mostly back to straight.
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That looks lots better but not as fun as hooking a chain to it and another vehicle and playing a one way game of tug of war.
That's what was going to be the next plan if this didn't get it where it needed to be.
After the tug of war battle gets too exciting, he will need to get rear ended to correct the over correction.
awesome! I will give that a shot. If it doesn't work I was talking to my neighbor who has a jeep about just going bumper to bumper and pulling it back with his winch. I will post on if this works or not
That was actually my plan B. Find a friend with a winch to pull it out. You can have better control. With a snatch you can tie it off low and pull down and out.
