My baby broke her ankle...
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My baby broke her ankle...
Was at work today and went out for break at 7pm, was driving down to Mickey's to grab a drink when I realized summers over so no more cheap drinks. Turned my beast around and headed back the way I came and headed towards BK to eat something else, came up to a right hand turn when I felt a rumble then BAM! Car dropped 2 or 3 inches on the passenger side and I hear some grinding and scraping.
Can't see what snapped but I looked at my rim barrel and its totally ruined, all cut up by what looks like some sort of knuckle, probably my UCA. Would you believe I was standing out there on the side of the road with my 4 ways like an idiot (didn't have my phone) before anyone even bothered to ask if everything was all right. A total D-bag, a grown man in a Challenger was watching me then peals out like he was something special... Thank God a nice guy with Civic stopped by an gave me some help, a nice lady came to give me a hand too. Called a tow truck, dude was like "45 mins, need a deposit" I'm like "WTF!?" a stray tow truck driven a guy named Brain shows up and towed me home, awesome guy only charged me $60 (suppose to be $100).
Think I might have been cursed after seeing what happened to S30ZG, =(. Will have some pics up later.
Can't see what snapped but I looked at my rim barrel and its totally ruined, all cut up by what looks like some sort of knuckle, probably my UCA. Would you believe I was standing out there on the side of the road with my 4 ways like an idiot (didn't have my phone) before anyone even bothered to ask if everything was all right. A total D-bag, a grown man in a Challenger was watching me then peals out like he was something special... Thank God a nice guy with Civic stopped by an gave me some help, a nice lady came to give me a hand too. Called a tow truck, dude was like "45 mins, need a deposit" I'm like "WTF!?" a stray tow truck driven a guy named Brain shows up and towed me home, awesome guy only charged me $60 (suppose to be $100).
Think I might have been cursed after seeing what happened to S30ZG, =(. Will have some pics up later.
Last edited by AerialAce; 09-14-11 at 06:33 PM.
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Excuse my n00bness, but how much does this negatively effect turning? I'm asking because a few days before this happen, my cars turning felt stiff and the wheel wouldn't return by itself. Thought I needed some PSF, so I topped it up and the issue continued.
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Damn. Pics of damage? Did your fender get smashed up pretty good like mine? Unlike you I was lucky enough to have my wheel come out of the ordeal unscathed. After it was all said and done I think I spent around 7 bills on repairs including the towing bill.
After thinking it over I believe mine ish snapped because of 2 things ; my JIC coils we're banging the towers for about a year and I was running a retarded amount of camber in the front for 2 months before the UCA gave way.
After thinking it over I believe mine ish snapped because of 2 things ; my JIC coils we're banging the towers for about a year and I was running a retarded amount of camber in the front for 2 months before the UCA gave way.
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Damn. Pics of damage? Did your fender get smashed up pretty good like mine? Unlike you I was lucky enough to have my wheel come out of the ordeal unscathed. After it was all said and done I think I spent around 7 bills on repairs including the towing bill.
After thinking it over I believe mine ish snapped because of 2 things ; my JIC coils we're banging the towers for about a year and I was running a retarded amount of camber in the front for 2 months before the UCA gave way.
After thinking it over I believe mine ish snapped because of 2 things ; my JIC coils we're banging the towers for about a year and I was running a retarded amount of camber in the front for 2 months before the UCA gave way.
I've got 246k's and climbing. Put 16k on her since I pic her up last spring.
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Gosh, I must be weird... if I heard it banging, or my cars turning felt stiff and the wheel wouldn't return by itself. I would have to find out what is wrong before I drove it. Anyway, I hope you can get it fixed and back on the road soon, glad you didnt have a crash,,,..
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Fffuuu. I know what I'm doing when I get back to my car this summer! Replacing those lol.
Sorry to hear what happened, yeah first Isaiah then you...1LS are getting killed out there!
Luckily my car never moves 9 months out of the year hehehe
Sorry to hear what happened, yeah first Isaiah then you...1LS are getting killed out there!
Luckily my car never moves 9 months out of the year hehehe