Falken_KE30 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 :D :y: ;) Hope not... Thoughts? http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sany0213cu4.jpg http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sany0214vc6.jpg http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sany0215tg9.jpg http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sany0216eb1.jpg Quote
orangeLJ Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 What did you hit? Doesnt look like its horribly bad, but pictures car always be deceiving. Got some overall shots of the front of the car? Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Posted February 5, 2009 Came off the road at about 50kays and went over a ditch and landed sideways at a 45degree angle driver side rims first. bent a strut. just noticed the gap between the drivers door and guard was larger than the passenger side. the whole front looks good. but ill get some shots. What do you want me to take pic of exactly? Quote
SLW42 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 That don't look to bad man it could've always been worse, just break out the welder and weld it together other wise zippie ties ftw lol, have you driven it since you ran off the road???? if it pulls one way then you know it has done more than you think but if not then just get it wheel aligned properly and if it has been bent the wheel alignment blokes shall quickly pick it up!!!! I don't know if that will help but it's what I would be doing man Justin Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Posted February 5, 2009 It pulled hard to the right cause the stub axle was bent. and the castor was out. Have just spent a little fortune getting new struts, rubbers, ect. so will throw those in next week and hope for the best Quote
orangeLJ Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 If it had enough force to bed a strut then it might have pulled the strut tower with it. is there any cracking in the paint around the top of the strut tower? If the impact bent the rail then you should be able to find stress marks somewhere along the rail or the connected body work from the movement. Have you got some shots of where the strut/wheel ended up and which direction it was pulled/pushed? would help with telling you Best bet is usually to grab a tape meaure and a piece of string and start measuring things. Go from the rear of the bonnet (as in the channel on the car), diagonally accross the engine bay to a point on the front corner. Do the same from the other corners, measure the distances from rail to rail and compare them to another car if possible, otherwise just look out for anything odd (changes in widths where there is no visible bends that would indicate something has moved) From the look of the door gaps it does seem like somethings wrong but its really hard to tell unless you can check the allignment in person. Know a good panel beater you can trust to give you an honest opinion? Quote
Falken_KE30 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Posted February 5, 2009 Yeah i know someone. Thing is i see no paint flakes or anything around strut. no creases or anything. It wasnt the strut that bent, just the stub axle thing the rotor and hub sits on.. Id say is pushed 5mm to the passenger side. Quote
SLW42 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 well definately change everything then take it for a slow drive up the road and back then take it in to a tyre shop to get them giv it a wheel alignment and get them 2 check over it suspension wise Quote
love ke70 Posted February 5, 2009 Report Posted February 5, 2009 get it wheel aligned, they be able to tell. if not, take it to a smash repairer and get them to give it a measure up, wont take much to power press it out if it is bent... Quote
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