So this bastard, while going the limit and not expecting it to be so bad...



got my baby's right front pretty good...





So does anyone know of any good junkyards where I might find a wrecked Z to pull the right front knuckle and possibly other front rods off of?

 

I don't get it? How did that happen and ur better off buying some new ones. It's hard to find 350z parts in junk yards

 

Damn that leaf fuked yo shiet up!

 

How did that happen?

 

ur car must be hella slammed

 

yeah wtf is that a picture of?

looks like a flat road and a leaf!

i have the hookup on 350z parts but you have to pull them yourself

 

I would start an investigation on your significant other, looks like the link was pre cut. Someone wants to kill you.

 

yeah good eye, that is almost too much of a clean break....

some one is out to get you! or stop sleeping with a married woman!

 

exactly what i was thinking.

 

Damn!

 

I know that lil seam in the road looks harmless, especially when driving up to it without even speeding, but its a very nasty bump. I had another thought- I got a warranty from Fitzgerald, do you guys think that may cover this? I don't think these cars should be doing something like this while going the posted limit even if there is a pothole or a suspension-assassin crack.

 

That's a catastrophic failure of the knuckle unlike I have ever seen.....unless you hit that thing at 160 I don't see it. See if Nissan will warranty it.

 

Called, Fitzgerald, since I didn't buy from nissan and got a no. And yea, I was going 35, but the hit felt rather hard for some odd reason. Now, I drive baltimore roads almost every week and nothing even close to this. Perhaps the knuckle was weakened and this lil thing finished it off? I don't really know, but I hope this won't run me an arm and a leg in repairs.

Any ideas what this may run me?

 

utilize a weight-transfer technique. Prior to going over bumps, brake hard to shift the weight forward... then FLOOR the shiet out of your car so the weight is transferred to the rear which gives your front control arms a slight "lift" of about 0.5-1inch (depending on the amount of torque/tire choice is exerted) A lil road racing strategy that super lowered cars should adhere to when going over 0.2 inch high speed bumps.

P.S. Nissan won't cover that.

P.P.S you can do it yourself for $50 bucks from the junk yard, it's a piece of cake. Alignment might run you another $120.

 

Where's the speed bump?!

 

Wow.

 

The real Slim Shady!

 

Who said anything about a proper, labeled speed bump? Thats the the whole thing, it was a really bad aligned concrete section thats practically invisible until you're fked.

 

Damn!!!! Yea go pull parts and do swap yourself.. Get an alignment right away though.

 

also contact the county where this is... I know if a pothole pops your tire in some cases you can get reimbursed. I dont know all the details about it though.