Hit against gutter

Leb5tar · newbie Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 3

hey guys,
i was just drivin a mates TD and i took it sideways around a corner and was in 2nd gear. I thru a couple of fishies then went into a pot hole and i lost it and went flyin into a gutter hittin the 2 left tyres. the front left tyre was a little dented and the rear one had a tiny dent into it. The cars steering would not go straight and greatly drags to the left while driving now. he also said it isnt going as hard as it was before.
Another mate said that its just from the tyres and u just need to change them and they'll be fine. now i was just wondering what the problem could be coz if there is a big problem ill be the one who will have to fix it and hopefully their isnt but if their is do you guys kno what the problem could be and how much it would cost too fix?

sik13b_gemini · tinkerer Joined: 19 Jun 2002 Posts: 78

hahaha u KHARAZ!! u prolly put the wheels outa alignment so it drags to the left or bent a steering arm take it to ur local tyre center have them do a test on it and see wat they come up wit. and for the engine re wouldnt hav a clue i dont think the engine would have much effect if uve hit a gutter sideways cuz ur engine mounts hav a fair bit of giv an take Wink

or start saving for sum driving lessons re hahaha ton pousti

Leb5tar · newbie Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 3

lol it aint coz of my drivin fool =D
its coz i ripped it into first sent it sideways and the front suspensions hell of a bouncy. so it bounced all over and i had no control.
so u rekon it aint to big of a damage?

Gene FJ20DET · Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2002 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Hit against gutter

nah not much. not going as hard cos the wheel alignment is out and u probly bent a steering rod thinggy, and u are holding the steering straight and its scrubing the tyre. cant see hiting a gutter causing the engin to fuck up. tell ya mate to stopp pulling his dick. u may have bent the rim maybe?.
happy hunting. tak it to a wheel joint for a wheel alignment and they will tell ya whats bent and whats not. i did a simmalr thing and when in and they told me exactly what need fixing b4 they could do an alignment
gene
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motoboy · tinkerer Joined: 19 May 2002 Posts: 152

next time dont do shit u cant handle n dont say u can do it cos u just said u hit the gutter

TimD · tinkerer Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 456

far as the engine not performing to its potential id say your mate is bullshitting. Either hes trying to make you feel guity for pranging his car(lucky its only guilt your feeling n not a broken jaw) or hes tryign to get you to fork out for engine work.

Leb5tar · newbie Joined: 28 Jul 2002 Posts: 3

so any of u guys kno around how much it'll cost to fix?

TimD · tinkerer Joined: 04 Mar 2002 Posts: 456

Its a bit hard to tell when no body actually kows whats wrong with it. Take it to a garage and get a quote on it

Getafix · tinkerer Joined: 16 Jan 2002 Posts: 146

bob-jane t-marts did a 4 wheel alignment for about 40 bucks on my car plus they rotated the tyres for me.. shrug if thats all it is your pretty lucky, try those guys and theyll tell you if theres anything else that needs to be done

macca_loto · tinkerer Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 168

Hey man check the subframe i was about to buy a gemi the other day and it pulled slightly to the left aswell it turns out that once up on the hoist the whole subframe was twisted cos the guy had hit a bank and he thought it was just a wheel alignment that was needed but the whole car was 10mm shorter wheelbase on one side of the car.

Gigfus · tinkerer Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 134

u can get away with just a wheel alignment for $40 but even with a new control arm the most it will cost is $200