Alright my rebuild is still coming along. When I had my 4.88s put in a year ago the guy told me that there was a slight bend in the front axle housing, he said it wasn't major or going to cause any damage but that I needed to rotate my tires more often. He said out of the 8 2nd gens they had serviced only one hadn't had the bend and it belonged to an old guy who had babied his. He also said its understandable that they bend due to the large amount of weight centered over them.

My question is since I can't find a place round here that straightens them where can a get a better reinforced one or should I even worry about it?

any links would be helpful cause I couldn't find anything on google.

 

They make adjustable ball joints for that very problem.

 

alright cool b/c I had those installed (moog)

 

You'd probably want to swap in a D60 from a 3/4 ton. No reinforcement or aftermarket boltins that I've ever seen.