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Gen.II Frame Rail

madbrown

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Year, Model & Trim Level
1998 XLT
I lightly rolled my 98' XLT, and luckily came away unscathed. I was able to get it up on a rack to check for structural damage. I found a bent sway bar link and inner tie rod on the pass. side, and I noticed that the frame rail, where it angles in toward the front end, appears to have a steeper pitch than that of the driver side. However, the cross members and other structural pieces appear unaffected, and the angle itself it doesn't seem that it has been "freshly" tweaked. I've never taken notice to the frame design prior to the roll over, and I'm wondering if this is just the factory design for the frame?
 






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