Bent Chassis bumper bracket

[lftd94z71]

I don't know if there's already a thread on here for this, but I have a bent front bumper bracket on the chassis of my 1998 Silverado ECSB Z71. It's also the one that a body bolt is mounted into. Is there a way I can pull it back out? I've already gotten everything else taken care of, but when I pull on this it only tweaks it more or pulls the whole truck, even with the wheels behind a curb.

 

[96k1500]

So the frame horn is bent and not the bumper bracket?

 

[lftd94z71]

both are bent, but i have brackets that I pulled from the junkyard. I can't weld and can't afford a body shop haha so tryin to make this work.

 

[lftd94z71]

If i couldn't get it straightened i was just gonna use the other three mounts for the bumper and not even worry about the bent one. Just trying to straighen up the front of my truck.

 

[96k1500]

Frame stretcher haha, chain to tree and back up

 

[SkyHighColorado]

Damn it won't bend back with the wheels behind a curb huh? Does it pull the wheels up the curb? I assume you were yanking on it with another truck. Have you tried pounding on a wooden block against it with heat?

 

[lftd94z71]

That was gonna be my next idea. should I run an eye bolt through the holes to get an even pull? or just wrap the chain around it and pull like that?

 

[lftd94z71]

Damn it won't bend back with the wheels behind a curb huh? Does it pull the wheels up the curb? I assume you were yanking on it with another truck. Have you tried pounding on a wooden block against it with heat?

I'm pulling with a 2 ton come along, yeah it's pullin it up the curb with it in park and the emergency brake on. didnt think heat would be a good idea with all the wires and a body mount mounted to the same thing.

 

[lftd94z71]

i'm curious as to what the PO hit to bent that part as well.

 

[lftd94z71]

So the frame horn is bent and not the bumper bracket?

doesnt look like it bent the frame though, one of the welds broke on the frame horn