i-beam bend

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:22 am

Looks like "Autofab" gets a pretty penny to bend a I-beam. I'll use a
rosebud and do mine. Looking at one of those axels, does anyone think
it would fail? How? I think you would have to work pretty hard at breaking
it. Think for a moment. That little kingpin holds all the driving forces.

460 crew · Post by **460 crew** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:43 am

my friend is getting a smokin deal. 100 bucks for a 6 month old kit. The guy is going with a totaly different suspension setup and was basically scraping the kit. Jake I would assume your onto something as far as the weakest link is the 1st to go under stress... ask my u-joints. LOL

1970F250 · Post by **1970F250** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:11 pm

will they just snap if you try to bend them without heat?

~X~ · Post by **~X~** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:30 pm

1970F250 wrote:will they just snap if you try to bend them without heat?

I think it depends where you bend them and how much. I once had an F250 that I raised with springs and cold bent the I beams into alignment with no problems, sold it years later still going strong. Same for my ex wifes truck. As far as heating and cooling goes you need to know what youre doing to be safe. I am experamenting now and would never pretend to know it all but I will have a set stretched and on one of my trucks shortly after Christmas. I know my jig will work with a few more little modifications and next time I bend I will have my last heating/stretching experience to draw on. ~X~

flyboy2610 · Post by **flyboy2610** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:56 pm

Check out the photo's in the following topic. It states clearly "Do not heat the I-beams."
http://www.fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7151

460 crew · Post by **460 crew** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:01 pm

Dang just like a bunch of big kids you all are doing just what someone has told you not to.

1970F250 · Post by **1970F250** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:21 am

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:54 pm

To "X"

Keep us up to date. The old timers heated I-Beams and bent them on
a lot of cars. I have used a lot of heat getting frozen kingpins out of
I-Beams a few times. Like in large rosebud. Nothing ever broke or came
apart afterwards.

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:13 pm

460, 100$ is a smokin deal. How come I never hear about deals like
that, other than another guy found it. The other night I bid on some
Valve covers on Epay. They got bid up to around a 100$ for painted tin
FE VC's. I was not the winner. Guess I did'nt really want them.

boots · Post by **boots** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:22 pm

hmm, this is very interesting!

~X~ · Post by **~X~** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 10:47 pm

Will do Jake. As you stated, heating axles has been around for a long time and Twin I beam axles have been done up to 5 inches. Lucky for me I have a good supply of them to work on and the jig and torches.

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:02 pm

Thank's X
I'm sure there's more guy's interested here than just me. Your jigs look
look pretty well designed and built to me.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:18 pm

alot of people have told me to use the heat wrench is this what they mean?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:21 pm

when getting out the king pins use heat and a bfh

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 11:30 pm

Most times it works better with two guys. One does the heating, and
the other uses the BFH and a long punch on the kingpin. They can be a
real Bear to get out sometimes. Best to keep a fire extinguisher or at
least a bucket of water handy, too.

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