Spun out with minor damage
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Baaaaaaaaad day with a decent ending.
I'll leave out some of the details, but needless to say I did this to my passenger side rear tie rod:
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/2e834297.jpg)
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/f6a6d129.jpg)
After calling all over to find one from a stealership, Selman Chevorlet in Orange ended up having one. After hooking me up with a price drop thanks to some name dropping I did, I walked out with both an inner and outer tie rod.
New on top, damaged one on bottom:
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/a5c60ff9.jpg)
Took some good cuts into my rim so bought a new one from Tomzwheels.com and picked it up later in the day from their Chino distribution house.
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/3d8ee43e.jpg)
I have an appointment at 8am tomorrow to get that corner aligned, after that all should be well. I am going to watch that corner closely, I don't think I did but there's always a chance I warped that control arm.
I'll leave out some of the details, but needless to say I did this to my passenger side rear tie rod:
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/2e834297.jpg)
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/f6a6d129.jpg)
After calling all over to find one from a stealership, Selman Chevorlet in Orange ended up having one. After hooking me up with a price drop thanks to some name dropping I did, I walked out with both an inner and outer tie rod.
New on top, damaged one on bottom:
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/a5c60ff9.jpg)
Took some good cuts into my rim so bought a new one from Tomzwheels.com and picked it up later in the day from their Chino distribution house.
![](http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/signedfor4/my%20corvette/damage/3d8ee43e.jpg)
I have an appointment at 8am tomorrow to get that corner aligned, after that all should be well. I am going to watch that corner closely, I don't think I did but there's always a chance I warped that control arm.
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Well sucks to hear about you spinning out but could of been alot worse. Glad to hear that is all you needed to get the vette fixed up!
Last edited by scramblerman; 02-04-2009 at 09:30 AM.