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Topic #51744 8 posts Started by Culpable04


I was returning from the movies last night and as I was going thru the ramp a car in front of me for some reason stopped at the end of the ramp instead of just keep going and join the highway ( there is no stop or yield sign as there is a designated lane for the ramp ) but nonetheless is my fault for going to fast and to avoid hitting his car, I pushed the brakes, that's when my car remind me " hey I'm FWD " so I hit the curve with the rear and then with the front. there is no body damage to the car but my suspension shows the following

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IPB Image


that's all the damage I can spot on my car, there is any other place I should inspect for damage ?
Ouch..... stevenson, hope ya alright man.

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doesnt look too bad. just hope theres no axel damage
Holy **** dude, i had the EXACT same thing happen to me when i was 16 and i had just gotten my license. My mistake was just stupid and i was being careless, but the damage looks identical. I ended up having to replace the rear tie rod that like yours was bent in the exact same shape, the front control arm like yours showed the same damage and that was replaced, and i also had to buy a new rim cuse it was so out of true from the hub, but one of the rims was salvageable. Good luck with the repairs, have someone check that the suspension is still aligned, plus you will need an alignment anyways after replacing those parts. Good luck man.

PS your CV boot on your drive shaft is torn, you should replace that too before your drive shaft dies completely.

This post has been edited by 94celicadude: Sep 3, 2007 - 6:52 PM

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Thanks guys,

we were 4 in the car and everyone is fine, besides what you see on the pics and some wheel scratches there is nothing major.

so far I'm looking at tie rod, control arm and CV replacement.

the car is completely out of alignment but it'll be fix tomorrow hopefully
ouch...glad you are all ok though....this happened too me I needed a new tie rod, sway bar and rim...it was about 400... =/

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hey culpable, i got a new control arm#2 and a tie rod with boot available
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hey culpable, i got a new control arm#2 and a tie rod with boot available



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