takasaurus

I purchased my 2002 FX4 with a bent tow hook, well the actually frame is bent down causing the tow hook to point downwards, i have no body or frame work experience but is this something that could be fixed? Can the frame be fabricated or be bent back to the right position?

Travyforyou

Some shops have a frame bending machine, never seen or had that kinda work done but I have herd of a few shops in the Bay Area that has that kinda machine

curlrider11

It's a longshot, but depending on how big the opening is in the tow hook you may be able to stick the end of a piece of thick walled iron pipe in there and use a hydraulic floor jack to push up the other end and bend it back up to shape to match the other side. Could you post a picture of what it looks like? Does your tow hook have open ends or is it a closed loop? Mine are extremely beefy and could take punishment and bend the frame back before they were bent themselves.

jcavers

I had the same issue after I rear ended someone, i put a bar through it and then used a hilift to bend it back into place

Collin

Mine is bent the same way. I ended up taking them off because I broke 2 tow hooks wheeling. Using 3/4" hitch pins as front recovery points now. Much better approach angle.

takasaurus

Here is a couple of pics, hard to tell on the pics however the tow hook has pushed the frame in and slightly up

DirtRoadKid

bringing an old thread back to life here, but was this issue fixed? i have the same issue on my 06

charliedyal

Nobody's ever used a porta-power before? All you need is a little hydraulic pressure... hi lifts will work too, but more difficult and more strain. Anyone who's ever worked on heavy equipment will tell you a porta-power will straighten damn near anything. You should be able to rent one from a equipment rental store.

DirtRoadKid

. thank you man i apprecite that ! i'll look into renting one today

F150_NAMED_CLIFFORD

back when i worked at a body shop thats what we used when the frame machine was being used, now that frame machine is really one big porta power with chains and rails to grab the frame of the vehicle.