# 1996 Chevy Cavalier SubFrame HELP

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevy-cavalier-subframe-help/25495>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 25, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevy-cavalier-subframe-help/25495 "2009-01-25T01:24:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![danabomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7993a0/32.png) [@danabomb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/danabomb)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevy-cavalier-subframe-help/25495/1 "2009-01-25T01:24:55Z")

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I just bought a 96 cavalier and found out that the subframe is about 2 inches from the front end breaking in two, is this a fixable problem?

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevy-cavalier-subframe-help/25495/2 "2009-01-25T01:29:45Z")

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If that is really true I would seek out a body shape estimate. Anything is fixable but the likely case for a 1996 chevy far more money than the car is worth.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-chevy-cavalier-subframe-help/25495/3 "2009-01-25T15:48:58Z")

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Have someone weld the subframe if there’s access.

Tester