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Old 07-26-2011, 09:12 PM
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Tonight going around a corner, I lost control and ended up over-correcting and went up on a curb. Tomorrow we will be taking it to get inspected for damages and what not. It could have been a whole lot worse, but I was wondering if you guys could guesstimate some obvious damages from the pictures. I am not really "car smart" so hopefully some of you can help.





Old 07-26-2011, 09:40 PM
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Damn dude, rear suspension is definitely out of wack. Ive never seen the factory camber arm be bent like that. rear camber arm, spring bucket, axle,shocks, hubs,bearings? I wouldn't be surprised if they totaled the car because of that. Best of luck man let us know what happens.
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Originally Posted by omsin523
Damn dude, rear susSpension is definitely out of wack. Ive never seen the factory camber arm be bent like that. rear camber arm, spring bucket, axle,shocks, hubs,bearings? I wouldn't be surprised if they totaled the car because of that. Best of luck man let us know what happens.
Im scared. I will post tomorrow and let ya know whats damaged. Thanks
Old 07-26-2011, 10:19 PM
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how fast where you going?
Old 07-26-2011, 10:54 PM
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honestly, it's not too bad. the worst thing i see is the wheel being bent.

i have oem camber arms for sale.
Old 07-27-2011, 02:28 AM
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With both the front and rear suspension messed up, it's probably a total.
Old 07-27-2011, 03:29 AM
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Sorry that happened. I have the rear spring bucket I'll donate for the 8-15 bucks it costs to ship.
Old 07-27-2011, 03:39 AM
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Sorry that happened. I have the rear spring bucket I'll donate for the 8-15 bucks it costs to ship.
Ah man that's amazing. I will find out everything first and I will report back to this thread. Thanks so much.
Old 07-27-2011, 04:12 AM
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how fast were u going??
Old 07-27-2011, 04:25 AM
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I think we can assume he was going "too fast" since he lost control going around a corner. I don't think I have ever lost control going around a corner.
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thats painful to look at...hopefully you can get it fixed
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So we are actually waiting till tomorrow to take it to be inspected for damages, but i took a detailed video of everything (hopefully) that is messed up, and if you guys can name some parts i am definitely going to have to get replacements on from the video, that'd be great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5w_B63qWTI
Old 07-27-2011, 08:21 AM
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I think you could just clean the grass out of it and you'd be good to go.

Btw that was a horrible video.
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Originally Posted by drivessidewayz
I think you could just clean the grass out of it and you'd be good to go.

Btw that was a horrible video.
lol. well i figured you could pause it at some points so you could see better. but sorry i didnt fulfill your standards
Old 07-27-2011, 08:27 AM
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The suspension components are designed to bend and buckle upon impact. The fact that they did their job means there was less stress on the actual structure of the car.

So aside from replacing suspension components and wheels, the car for the most part should be fine.
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Originally Posted by russ713
The suspension components are designed to bend and buckle upon impact. The fact that they did their job means there was less stress on the actual structure of the car.

So aside from replacing suspension components and wheels, the car for the most part should be fine.
estimate on prices to be fixed? (purchasing replacement parts, and getting them installed?) assuming its just some control arms, and traction arms, etc.
Old 07-27-2011, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Bmurray350z
estimate on prices to be fixed? (purchasing replacement parts, and getting them installed?) assuming its just some control arms, and traction arms, etc.
No ones going to be able to give you a realistic figure unless you list the exact parts required..

leave it to the insurance adjuster to make that list... then see if you can buy cheaper elsewhere.

I could say 1000, or i could say 4000... both may end up possible since we dont klnow the extenet of your damages.. Theres really no way to know over the net etc.
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doesnt look all that bad.
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Doesnt look too bad... just start hunting down some new hubs and traction bars...or maybe time to upgrade??

Seems like you already have OEM camber arms and someone that wants to donate a new rear lower CA lol...cop some new wheels, but overall it should be a not so hard fix...
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Originally Posted by Duckeee
doesnt look all that bad.
I say the fix will be < $2k


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