SOOOO i ate a curb....

after all the fun, eventually you'll hit a curb...and yah my time has come....some ice were hidden on snow, cause understeer, to avoid hitting the curb head on, i ebrake..the rear came around and banged the curb. front wheel is bent, bent a rear strut, and some other htings, i replaced the shock, the front wheel, but my rear wheel is still slanted.....any idea on whats left? im think its the lateral links and etcc...

 

sounds like you did exactly what i did... but my strut was the only thing bent...i would think your lower controll arm(s) are f-ed up if you replaced your strut...and you probably need an alighnment (me too still)

 

hit it with the tire! better a tire pop then break or bend metal!

Tim

and yes i know it can still happen even if your tire takes the brunt of the force

 

hmm.....i'll take a closer look at my control arm tomorrow, for the best, i hope none of my tie rods or what ever is bent on teh front. For the rear, i am considering a whole new lateral link setup. http://www.poltec.us/products/subaru/suspension/lateral_links/lateral_links.htm

 

i think you should consider taking driving schools before anything else.

you know i luv you lue

 

I was soooo just gonna say that....

 

if you love me you will pay for my classes. =D...j/k..i actually did want to attend some winter driving school/events as well but there are none that i know of as of now.

 

Check the Event thread, you'll notice there are events coming up soon. You just can't wait for those event eh. Besides, you know that we do a few night runs... why take the chance when you can wait for those dark, dark night out with us and show us some skills when we hit some open space this winter.

Oh well... you live, you loose money in the process and hopefully you've learned the lesson... and that lesson is... you play, you gotta pay.

Good luck with the car.

 

hmmm... how many GCs are you gonna destroy before learning your lesson? j/p son. hope to hang out with you guys soon.

 

maybe you should stick to a civic. many parts available at cheap prices

 

nah! as stated! gotta pay to play. eventually, people screwed up and i did...im not complaining about it, im just asking for opinions to see what else can cause my rear wheel to slant....i didnt ask for the many other things that people had refered to.

 

secret is you gotta keep it slow, makes it far safer for you, your car, and any bystanders.

 

it was in an empty parkinglot, i was going no more than 15mph. In the process of hitting the curb, i was going about 5-10mph.

 

when you total this one out, can i have your wheels?
Assuming their not bent from being curbed like crazy

 

hahahahaha!~~~~~~! too late, read my post, front passenger wheel is bent.

 

pwned! i am kinda surprised you did so much dmg going so slow. i would not have expected a bent wheel / strut, maybe some heavy curbage and a bad alignment.

new tip: stay in middle of parking lot! lol

 

lol that's enough to do damage alright! erik didnt hit the curb that hard with his car, or he probaby did...lol..but he did get quite alot of damage from the curb as well.

 

omg lue....but i guess your still young...i remember i did the same thing to my accord a couple years ago kinda of drunk e brake in some dirt on a turn on the street and rear slammed into the curb alignment was fawk lower control arm was bent shock was dead i drove the damn thing for a while everytime when i get on the highway the rear would pulled to one side and my honda would cruised as if i was slanted the good thang was people wouldnt dare to tail gate me though.

but yeah be safe....

 

i was going maybe 6 when i hit the curb...justin saw, did it look any faster then that?

 

nope. i was guessing inbetween 5-10mph

 

The first things that would bend is the wheel and strut. After that, you've got the control arms. Maybe sway bar???

 

it would take a bit to bend a sway bar, since they are just held up by the crappy plastic/rubber endlinks

 

it doesnt matter if your car is awd or not. if you dont have the correct shoes. your going to slide like crazy. awd is only to help.

 

I already that, awd is awd, but its basically like any other car when its sliding on ice helplessly. anyways, you guys aren't helping, suppose to give me ideas on what else is causing my rear wheel to slant(positive camber).

 

i dont know...lay off the meth. stop hanging out with discopope.

 

Maybe it tells you, you shouldn't drive at all ....j/k
Drive safe yO

 

I say again, bent strut. How many times do I have to oWn you? :roll: :lol:

 

lol, read my 1st post carely, i already said i replaced the strut...someone here doesnt' read...

 

PwNeD!!!

 

Oops! I'm owned, but my suspension still has negative camber all around. You sure the strut you replaced wasn't bent, too?

 

i think it is, its from choung's legacy, i jacked up the car and took a look, it looks bent as well.

 

Rear wheel slanted could be lower control arm bent, strut bent, etc. Just gotta take it apart and look. Heh, 5mph + over 2500lbs + curbstop = WILL bend ****.

 

Legacy struts are different from Imprezas, thats probably why it looks bent.

Should save $$ and order AGX or some coilovers.

Now you will learn to stay away from curves. I bet everyone here has hit a curb before and f-uped... I flew over one but thats a different story . Its better if you learn from others stupidity than yours but that is easier said than done :roll:

 

hA! and stay away from snow drifting? its all good...

got the car up on the hoist today, the final piece to be replace will be the lateral arms. then my suby will be back to itself again.

 

Yea, the sway bar was probably OK because you have stock endlinks. Good upgrade though, +3mm!!! Just that lower control arm/lateral link is bent after the tab mount for the bottom end link.

~Dan

 

yah...time to get the parts and finish up the car!

 

what all needs to be replaced

 

the rear passenger strut was replaced, the front passenger control arm was replaced, the front passenger wheel was replaced, all i need now is to replace the passenger rear lateral arm then and an alignment then my car should be back to how it was again.

 

well I was showing off to my bro-inlaw about WRX's and their ability in the dirt... then wipeout backwards into the ditch... pretty funny really.. no damage... day before the snow...
Over 3 yrs here and the only time I put my car in the ditch is on dry dirt no snow.. ha ha ha fingers crossed...

tough luck about the damage... Ihad to take mine to my shop the next day and pop the tier off the rim to get the grass out of it.. he he

 

^ wow lucky nothing else happened

 

Went snowbanking once with a friend in his '69 Satelite. After three or four side swipes into the 10' high snowbanks in the parking lot of UMD we noticed a distinct draft coming from the back. Upon further analysis we noticed that the trunk and rear seat had broken away from the car and were lying in the ground. We got a nice view of the rear axle and pumpkin but it was a chilly ride home.