Allignment Q-How can I fix this? rear bumper drivers side farther away from body

[DMZ73]

Hey guys, just a quick question. My 73 had been tagged in the rear driver's corner at one time. I know the bumper is tweaked, and I am guessing that the bumper bracket is tweaked too. I might have to "persuade" it back into position. (yeah, I had to beat the living snot out of it...)

It looks like the bumper is 3/4" farther away from the body than it should be. I don't have any more fore/aft travel, but I can move it side to side if I need too.

Here is before:
< http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/72363668 >


Here is how it looks right now where you can see the bumper pulling away from the body. You can see the  kink about mid-way in the rear bumper. Could the bracket be too deformed?
< http://www.pbase.com/dmz73/image/82591213 >

Any thoughts?

Dan

[MyMopar]

Bracket could be tweaked for sure.  Did you measure to be sure the frame is still square in the back too?

3 options, either find a replacement bracket, enlarge and slot your current bracket for more movement, cut and weld the bracket to fit.

[moper]

Looks to me like the bumper itself is bent, not just a little. It's got a curve from the lH bumperette to the LH end of it that I dont think should be there. I would look to replace the bumper if the 1/4 is fixed now. Or send it to chroming to have it straightened then refinished.

[DMZ73]

Thanks guys.

I have a line on a "new" bumper from a friend I have worked with before. I know the bracket has to be tweaked. I will make templates from the other side and "persuade" it back into space.

More later.

Dan