Chevy Silverado 2500HD Frame Repair!

Thanks for doing these videos. I’m just starting on my ‘07 GMC 2500HD. Gives me hope I can save my truck. It’s a Duramax LBZ and runs and drives perfect but the rusty rear frame is bad. With only 109,000 miles I want to keep it and fix it. So far I dealt with the bed bolts. 3 spun so I cut the heads off. I’m making a bed dolly to store the bed and do some body work on it too. I’m 76 and up for a challenge 😂

Recently just removed and replaced the spare tire mount/brackets on my Bro's 97 K1500, it has rivets as well and we cut the heads off with a saws all with long blade then used a grinder and punch to remove the rivets, it was fairly rusty for being a SE- Georgia/Florida Truck, but Very Similar process, Everything else on the frame was good and not compromised surprisingly, Appreciate your attention to detail on These Rust Repairs- Makes me want to start buying junk title trucks for the frames lol - so cheap down here and mostly clean.

thanks for the great video - gives me great ideas on my own truck

Very good information, I'm getting ready to do the same thing on my 01 Duramax.

Thanks, 2004 with the 8’ bed needs this done.

Sweet video! Good to see how to do this stuff right!!!

awesome, looks great. need this for my truck now.

Thank you for documenting this. I’m getting an 01’ 2500hd single cab long box that a farmer had since day one. It’s rusty but good bones being a NY truck and 190k on it. But I did crawl under and find that rear spare tire mount all rotted out. Makes me feel very capable of repairing the rust

EXACTLY same thing I’m looking at on my 04 HD….THANKS

Having same issues with my HD too. I’ll be ordering the cross members and tackling it ASAP. Great vid too

Gotta love that road salt !

Thanks, loved it

Thank you. Now wish me luck with my 04 2500hd.

Great content

Great video thanks! I’m in the middle of replacing my spare tire crossmember now and wondering if you could tell me what size and grade bolts you use to replace the rivets are, particularly on the shackle brackets? Any need to increase the diameter or anything?

Awesome job! I am getting ready to do the same exact repair to the rear cross member. Is the exhaust mount not included with the Saf-t cross member? Also. I have never welded to a truck frame, what precautions do i need to take with the electrical system of the truck. Thanks!

Hey, the gas tank crossmember is by nature wider than the holes in the frame. Did you just slide it in? or did you have to wiggle it inbetween the C channels?? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

When you put the rear tank cross member back in. What did you use for reference points or measurements to ensure it went back I. The correct spot for the shock and gas tank strap

I have same exact problems on my HD ! How much would you charge to do what you did in the video ?

I'm looking to see if there is a way to repair the side frame or side rail area's that you touched on at 11:30. What happens if you do not have enough thickness? Our local shop said they wouldn't touch it because it's too far gone. Can these side frames be removed and rewelded to the front - or are we looking at an entire frame swap?