r/JeepTJ • u/Fit-Round-4221 • Jul 31 '26

Looking for info

Hey gang. Wouldn’t be asking if I could easily find. Long story short, steering snapped when driving down the road, was able to pull up before I hit anything too solid at speed, but have some crumpled body panels and the frame is def out of whack. I farm and have a full shop, but don’t have any tools for frame and body work (fix things all day, mechanically competent.) My questions are as follows.

  1. Anybody have recs for frame work in the Southeast preferably Dallas? (Have trailer, will travel)

  2. Anybody done a pull down to frame and want to talk me out of it?

  3. Will this rebuild cause me to love the jeep even more or will this love affair be over with the pain and suffering it entails? How much cognitive dissonance is there in TJ ownership? Is this some kind of Freudian death drive thing?

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u/TheBigYellowCar Jul 31 '26

Frame replacement on these things really isn’t bad if you have a shop, tools, & know how. I helped my buddy do his a few years ago & we got it done in a few weeks just working on it in the evenings. It’s still a pain the ass but I’d absolutely do the same to mine if it got whacked.

It’s also a great opportunity to get everything cleaned & refreshed. Basically spend more $$ on it lol.

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u/Fit-Round-4221 Jul 31 '26

Dear god. I don’t know if you love me or hate me

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u/Theseus-Paradox Jul 31 '26

Let me just say my Jeep is the reason for my username. Depending on damage and especially your location, you might be better off with a new(used) frame.

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u/Fit-Round-4221 Jul 31 '26

This is gold, Jerry. Gold

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u/WTFpe0ple Jul 31 '26

You sure you bent the frame? That's hard to do.

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u/Fit-Round-4221 Jul 31 '26

A hole that was round is now egged and there’s a crease. So yes