SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

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SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby JeremyH » Wed May 04, 2011 1:35 am

Sorry i don't know if i have put this posts on a wrong section, but if anyone can help please..

I am making a round about and put to much throttle, skid, put to much brake, skid into a gutter.
My front left tyre bump the gutter. i'm sure it's not really hard, about 20km/h.
The tyre are ok and everything seem ok from outside, but i missed my alignment.
Now my steering are heavy to the left, is it just alignment or am i bending anything?


Thx, appreciate any help..

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby rob323 » Wed May 04, 2011 7:20 am

You bent something, probably best to take it to a suspension specialist and have them check it out unless you have the ability to get under and check/measure everything.
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SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby zossy1 » Wed May 04, 2011 9:52 am

Didn't someone else do this a couple of weeks ago?

Sounds like a cartalk driver training day is on the cards :)

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby jerdes » Wed May 04, 2011 10:14 pm

haha I ran into a gutter a couple weeks ago, for me, I bent my sway bar end linkage and crunched my lower control arm. Check the lower control arm as I read that it is suppose to be quite fragile to save other suspension parts.

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby JeremyH » Sat May 07, 2011 4:41 pm

Yea, you're ryt, i bent the lower control arm. sh*t!! haha

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby mazdatenfive » Sat May 07, 2011 5:04 pm

JeremyH wrote:Yea, you're ryt, i bent the lower control arm. sh*t!! haha
Try Boyracer he usually has spares.

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby JeremyH » Sun May 08, 2011 10:31 pm

Thx, i've pm him.

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby NitroDann » Sun May 08, 2011 10:37 pm

Which one is it?

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Re: SKIDD INTO A GUTTER!!

Postby JeremyH » Mon May 09, 2011 1:49 am

The left front lower control arm..


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