ds08tf
09-17-2014, 02:30 PM
Facts:
I was going 60
I didn't see the speedbump
The speedbump was the godzilla of speedbumps
I got air
It felt like my car died
Afterwards I have massive rubbing on the inside of the wheel well and on the strut/tire.
The front right wheel is massively cambered compared to the front left wheel
Before the accident I had a loose toe end link and now it's sorta bend a lot looser
I took it to a mechanic in Kitchener (I'm new to the area), and without jacking it up or anything he said it's a bent strut
I have relatively new BC/BR coilovers (lowered about 2 inches- 1 click away from full hard)
Car drives fine but the wheel will be pointed to the right whilst the car drives straight and it wants to curve left. Also a pretty constant grinding as the tire rubs the strut and inside of the wheel well.
Is there anything else this could be besides a broken/bent strut? I checked out everything with the wheel off (it's not bent or anything), and the control arm is still perfect and solid (was new), I tried to tighten up the toe end link but I lack the weird tool necessary to do so. I really can't see anything wrong with it but I have no idea how to get the camber back out to where it should be. The place I took it to specialized in alignments so I assume I did something bad enough it can't be aligned as is. I'm currently searching for a spare set of springs and struts so that I can take the current set up off and see whats up.
In addition does anybody know if the coils will be replaced under warranty. Like it's not like I hit a curb or anything. I've hit pot holes that have felt worse than that speedbump
Or am I ****ed.
Cheers
I was going 60
I didn't see the speedbump
The speedbump was the godzilla of speedbumps
I got air
It felt like my car died
Afterwards I have massive rubbing on the inside of the wheel well and on the strut/tire.
The front right wheel is massively cambered compared to the front left wheel
Before the accident I had a loose toe end link and now it's sorta bend a lot looser
I took it to a mechanic in Kitchener (I'm new to the area), and without jacking it up or anything he said it's a bent strut
I have relatively new BC/BR coilovers (lowered about 2 inches- 1 click away from full hard)
Car drives fine but the wheel will be pointed to the right whilst the car drives straight and it wants to curve left. Also a pretty constant grinding as the tire rubs the strut and inside of the wheel well.
Is there anything else this could be besides a broken/bent strut? I checked out everything with the wheel off (it's not bent or anything), and the control arm is still perfect and solid (was new), I tried to tighten up the toe end link but I lack the weird tool necessary to do so. I really can't see anything wrong with it but I have no idea how to get the camber back out to where it should be. The place I took it to specialized in alignments so I assume I did something bad enough it can't be aligned as is. I'm currently searching for a spare set of springs and struts so that I can take the current set up off and see whats up.
In addition does anybody know if the coils will be replaced under warranty. Like it's not like I hit a curb or anything. I've hit pot holes that have felt worse than that speedbump
Or am I ****ed.
Cheers