AerialAce

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.

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

sounds like the lower balljoint gave out due to age. common on the 2GS's.

AerialAce

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.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

when the joint fails it's not unheard of for it to start seizing up.

this is why you always replace LBJs and check UCAs when you lower your car

S30ZG

iTrader: (5)

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.

Vincent123

iTrader: (24)

how many miles did you have on your car when it happened

PK_Celsior

iTrader: (18)

makes me wonder what your mileage is also im at 230 and havent really changed out any suspension component and i dont think i want this to happen to me since im on air :x

AerialAce

Would you believe I had this crap being shipped =(. Had a lot of work I wanted to get done before the big chill comes, in Ontario (Canada) old man winter lingers for so long, it will get warm snow will melt and then he shows up one last time.

Pics are bellow, no serious damage like I saw in your thread X_x, all can be replaced and or repaired. I'll have a new barrel installed before refinishing my wheels during the winter.

I've got 246k's and climbing. Put 16k on her since I pic her up last spring.

LiCelsior

iTrader: (32)

not bad damage at all.

billydpowe

iTrader: (1)

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,,,..

Brian@Vossen

Thread title had me lol. How she gets fixed soon!

MrFuel

iTrader: (3)

Wow! I gotta check out my Lower ball joints.

Rollaboy

iTrader: (1)

Ouughh.. First S30ZG and now you.. Damn i really gotta check my joints too this weekend.

Im glad you didnt had personal damage and its good it can be repaired.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

Read through the lower ball joint failure threads on the 2-GS section. Scary and some of those failures weren't high miles or on modded suspensions.

radiokilla

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