stretching a truck frame...

http://rowetruckequip.com/

http://texaschromeshop.com

 

You would add a carrier bearing. Why would it mess up drive line angles. It's no different than buying a really long truck new. Your just making it long when its old.

 

May I suggest an alternative to stretching?

http://www.pgadams.com/truckframes.php

I haven't used them (yet), but they came highly recommended.

 

Pg Adams is the best bar none. They have a great rep for a reason

 

If you've never stretched a truck frame before, I wouldn't particularly reccomend doing it. I'm not saying you can't do it, but, it's a big job and can have some pretty bad results if you don't get it right. I'd look at having a shop do the stretching, or go with a PG Adams frame if you're willing to take the time to drill all of the holes and run the lines, etc.

If you really want to do it yourself, find someone who has stretched frames before and see if they'll work with you on it so you know what you're doing going into it.

Or, buy a used cabover with a long frame, there's a few out on truckpaper and what not up for sale at the wheelbase you're looking for. A bit more expensive, but, a lot less hassle in the long run.

 

Rank go talk to a shop that does heavy duty tow truck conversions. They have to lengthen frames on a regular basis.

 

i had my truck done years ago houston truck rigging did mine $2,500 i dropped it off monday and picked it up wednesday morning at 8am so two days and i went from a single axle to a dual axle you cant tell my truck was done at all never had an issue and right now i have 130,000 miles on my steers and still look good