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Suspension Bending my frame connectors

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I need to tweak my subframe connectors a touch.. Anyone have any ideas what kind of shops would have the right type of press??
Neighbor has two presses but I can't see any way to hold the connector to bend it... Any direction here would be appreciated ..
TY all....
 

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I used something similar to this. Had one at work but it was essentially the same thing. I just had to put a little less bend in it.

https://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-h-frame-floor-shop-press-70604.html
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
I used something similar to this. Had one at work but it was essentially the same thing. I just had to put a little less bend in it.

https://www.harborfreight.com/12-ton-h-frame-floor-shop-press-70604.html
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I have access to a press like that , but I am not sure how to set it up?? I need to bend my front up 3/8" and the rear sideways 1 " ....
Did u press it in the middle??
 

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limp said:
I have access to a press like that , but I am not sure how to set it up?? I need to bend my front up 3/8" and the rear sideways 1 " ....
Did u press it in the middle??
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For me i just had to bend it in the middle and make the angle a little more open. So i supported on both sides and pressed gently in the middle using a plate on top of the bend to evenly press. Didn't take much
 

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Mustang5L5 said:
For me i just had to bend it in the middle and make the angle a little more open. So i supported on both sides and pressed gently in the middle using a plate on top of the bend to evenly press. Didn't take much
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TY.. I see what your saying now, I keep thinking I need to support it at one of the far ends when doing this...
Making some patterns out of cardboard today to double check if the bend is the correct measure....
 
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