celica got a little bruised Options

[peroxwhysm00]

i was on my way to school today, and recently it snowed here in jersey, and there is black ice EVERYWHERE, especially in my neighborhood b/c we dont know what SALT is!!! so i knew to go slow, and i was getting a feel for the ice and felt it was very slippery, so as im approaching a corner, there is another guy coming (mind you were still going very slow, 1st gear slow) so to get out of this way, i move over to the right, but as i straighten the wheel out slowly to keep going straight, my car continues to turn, and i slide into the curb!!

i was saying to myself, aww the rim is prob scratched or something not to bad, but i look at the damage(which ill get pics of ) and the whole rim is dented in, and i knew this wasent good

so i drive the car back to my house slowly, in because of the indentation, the car is going cock-eyed and pushing to the right and the left very hard had to take our spare vehicle (wrangler) to school until the celica is fixed....

so i know i need a new rim and tire most likely, i just hope that the rotor isnt dented in so i wouldnt have to get new rotors as well

[peroxwhysm00]

my dad looked at it, and said the tire and rim are ok, its just the whole suspension is messed up and takes ALOT of money to fix, i have full insurance, so depending on the cost of damage to fix over the value of the car, i might take the damage money and buy a new car instead

[Soulend]

you can see mine...




yeah i hit a curb too... though there was no Ice or anything to do with the weather... thought the turn was actually a lot more gentle then it was. stupid optical illusions. bout a 1K to fix... it you messed up the front... a lot worse than the back. need to replace all the axles and such. my mechanic told me I was lucky.

Soul

This post has been edited by Soulend: Dec 6, 2007 - 2:15 PM

[thespacepanda]

Same thing happened to me, but it was rain instead of ice. You'll probably need a new control arm, cambers, spindle, bearing housing, and you'll need to go to a shop to get a realignment.

[laff09]

Its better to be in a higher gear on ice and keep the revs low, less torque.

[peroxwhysm00]

the appraiser is coming in tomorrow at 1 and inspecting the damage, and he is going to tell me on tuesday everything i need to know, im assuming its going to be alot to fix, too much to be honest, and just looking at a fox body 5.0 mustang now...i might have to leave 6gc.net. and if i do, i will b very sad

[Bitter]

go to pepboys and for about $200-$300 in parts you can fix it yourself then have it aligned by a shop.

replace the lower control arm, ball joint, tierod end, and have the shop doing the alignment check out your wheel bearing for you. the axle should be ok.