Sorry to hear that Steven... when I hit the lamp post - I guessed my
speed to be in the neighborhood of 20 - 25 MPH or so. I also have
cab/bed alignment issues. The impact was also on my right side and I
also ruined my right front rim and blew the tire out. Good thing I'm
running on stock steel wheels - nothing fancy. I have not had the truck
to a body shop yet - but my guess is that the bed and or cab shifted on
the body mounts. That may be what happend with your truck as well. I
didn't have any frame damage to my truck, so I can rule that out. I
would have your steering checked to be on the safe side, in addition to
the alignment. You dont want to find out that you have a damaged
steering rack or somthing, later on. In my case - my steering rack was
almost totally sheered off by the impact. And I still need a better
alignment job. She pulls to the right pretty good.
dakotaviper wrote:
> We had our first major snowfall for the winter today.
> About 4 inches on the ground. With freezing rain
> mixed in also. Now on to my problem. I was pulling
> into one of the convenient stores on my way home today
> and slid into a 6 to 8 inch curb. Looks like I bent
> my right front rim and lost my alignment. Plus when I
> got home, I noticed that my bed is slightly ajar about
> 1/4 to 1/2 inch to the right. I didn't break the bead
> on the tire. The impact was under 10 mph. So for
> question #1; is there possibly any other damage to my
> truck, rather than the rim and alignment. And for
> question #2; I now need a new rim. Mine are the 1994
> Dakota cast aluminum six spoke rims. I think they are
> either 15 x 7 or 15 x 8. Any suggestions or comments
> will be appreciated. Thank you.
>
> Steven
>
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