Looking for suggestions or experiences from the TJ community regarding how to straighten the tailgate.
Suggestions to straighten tailgate
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Easiest way would be to cover it with tailgate armor. You can paint the aluminum to match the body
https://genright.com/products/tj-lj-aluminum-tailgate-cover.html
https://genright.com/products/tj-lj-aluminum-tailgate-cover.html
Big suction cup in the center. Even the ones in the shower should do. 3" or better. Best if you have the metal hot (like a sunny day hot, not roasting hotdogs hot). It helps the steel relax. Pull with suction cup and hold. A simple jig to hold it a bit past flat. Let it set a while. How long has it been pushed in? The longer you have the debt, the more it wants to stay a dent.
I’ll check it out. I‘m not sure it would be stiff enough to straighten the top lip out.
I think this might work for the middle section of the tailgate. There is a reinforcement crossmember that is about 2” thick and Spot welded across the top and ends just shy of the latch handle.
I’ll probally use a combination of that and maybe a port-a- power or come-a-long.
I picked it up off of CL to replace the that was on it when I bought it. I noticed the paint chip, but not the bent top lip.
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