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Old 01-05-14, 07:01 PM
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Unhappy 1992 sc400 curb hit axel broken

so im dumb and took a corner going 65 the car begins to slide i lose control and spin and slam into a curb destroying my rims and tires i put 2 spears on and tryes to drive off but the rear tires started turning did i snap a small thing or is my whole axel screwed?
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Originally Posted by lexus5656
so im dumb and took a corner going 65 the car begins to slide i lose control and spin and slam into a curb destroying my rims and tires i put 2 spears on and tryes to drive off but the rear tires started turning did i snap a small thing or is my whole axel screwed?


No but seriously I'm not sure what happened and doubt you can fix it yourself. Go see a mechanic.
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Lol at oprah. If your rear tires are turning probably busted a control arm or some major suspension part. Definitely needs checked out by a competent shop.
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You do realize this car has cv shafts and not a straight/solid/live axle, right? It may be only one axle, because dropping one with an open diff leaves you stuck on the side of the road. If you actually took the tires off and didn't notice anything was wrong, please do not work on your own cars. It'll be obvious. I launched a 400 over a curb similarly and have pics to prove obviousness.

Good luck.
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Could have messed up the diff too depending on how hard you hit
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So this is what it looks like the control arm is bent and there's something that broke off but idk what it is
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Sorry other pic won't work
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Looks like it might be an inner joint.
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