ate a curb...bad
Sep 6, 2009, 09:16 AM
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ate a curb...bad
I would share the whole story but it is still painful for me to think of the day when i had extremely dumbass driver moment... sigh.... you live and you learn i suppose
long story short, when i was making left turn my Evo ate a curb pretty hard... hard enough to crack the hell out of R front and R rear wheel
i was wondering if anyone could help me out with what could have gone wrong... and possible estimate for repair
after temprarily replacing the wheels and tires I noticed some bumpy vibrations from front right side @ lower speed, some random noises that I didn't hear before, steering wheel has to be turned to wayyy left to drive the car straight and car isn't as responsive from steering wheel input
i'd appreciate any thoughts, comments, and ideas
thank you
long story short, when i was making left turn my Evo ate a curb pretty hard... hard enough to crack the hell out of R front and R rear wheel
i was wondering if anyone could help me out with what could have gone wrong... and possible estimate for repair
after temprarily replacing the wheels and tires I noticed some bumpy vibrations from front right side @ lower speed, some random noises that I didn't hear before, steering wheel has to be turned to wayyy left to drive the car straight and car isn't as responsive from steering wheel input
i'd appreciate any thoughts, comments, and ideas
thank you
Sep 6, 2009, 09:22 AM
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if you hit something hard enough to crack stock rims you most likely bent a control arm or tie rod...best thing to do is take to a shop that has someone good at aligning (Like a shop that does corner weight balancing)....if they have a good understanding of suspension they should be able to tell you whats wrong
Sep 6, 2009, 11:46 AM
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after replacing everything damaged, make sure your frame is straight and get an alignment.
a friend of mine hopped a curb and chipped only 1 wheel and thought everything was fine. it drove perfect until a year later when he made around 600whp and noticed that the frame was slightly bent and the car always pulled to one side under WOT.
a friend of mine hopped a curb and chipped only 1 wheel and thought everything was fine. it drove perfect until a year later when he made around 600whp and noticed that the frame was slightly bent and the car always pulled to one side under WOT.
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My gc8 was totaled by hitting curb.. the fr side was gone, also caused the front corner roof to kink, by door. So affected the frame i would say. I wanted to keep it, but, coulndnt be happier with evo. Op, make sure you check everything, and GL.
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Sep 7, 2009, 07:56 AM
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I'm sure the drivetrain doesn't like the impact either.
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Sep 7, 2009, 03:52 PM
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Dude that sucks, i bapped a curb a few years ago, my fault for not replacing my bald tires and trying to take a turn in the rain (dumb me). I ended up having to replace my whole rear end, suspension, hub assembley, everyting, But i had my insurance take care of it so i just payed the deductable.
Sep 7, 2009, 04:31 PM
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Thank you all for the posts... I'm going to get it checked out and repair it once I save up some money. I'm thinking about just taking it to the dealership because most of the shops I saw was pretty shady and extremely greedy being in military town...
I'd take pictures but there is no visible damage other then cracked outer edges of rims and scratch on right side of front fender. The car is at my buddy's house right now and going to look for more damages tomorrow.
I'd take pictures but there is no visible damage other then cracked outer edges of rims and scratch on right side of front fender. The car is at my buddy's house right now and going to look for more damages tomorrow.
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Sounds like a plan, but the dealers gonna rape you. Are you going to call your insurance company and file a claim? Oh and post some pics if you get a chance.
Sep 7, 2009, 08:32 PM
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That sucks man...lets see...if you cracked/bent the front rim then upper and lower control arms could be messed up and also the shock...if you cracked/bent the back rim there back be a # of things messed up...upper & lower control arms, trailing arm, assist link, shock...plus on both the front and rear you need to look where the upper control arms bolt to the car...that part of the car could have been pushed in or pulled out by the control arms...I have a rear lower control arm for sale if you need 1...
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