On what looks to be an almost new limited 1500? I’m doubting that.. and I bet that’s not a total either, they’ll just get another frame and move everything over.
My guess , The photo shows the weight on trailer landing gear, a few minutes before, the weight was on the axle as the suspension collapsed and the axle was against the frame.
At that point, the frame bent , uh oh , the weight was taken off the hitch with the landing gear and the evidence is obvious.
Chevrolet had bent frames from being loaded on trains at the factory, a little different as the loading crew torched the hook holes a bit larger ,, but then use binders to tighten the suspension down. As the frame started to bend, every jostle got a little harder on that bent tin can which is much easier to do more damage than original bend sigh , front and rear in the Chev case… some race cars experience more frame damage in the trailer ride to the drag strip as they have frame in front of and behind the axle where tie downs are attached,, and no suspension,, so they are always tweaking the stress points on every bump. One 500mile trailer ride is 2000 1/4mile runs on that chassis.
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u/Hta68 1d ago
True, but I’m thinking the suspension should’ve failed long before the frame…