Need your expert opinion replace vs new
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Need your expert opinion replace vs new Well I had gotten into a an accident saving someone's life. I'm doing 45mph in the pooring rain on US1 and all of a sudden a junky that didn't look at all (had to of been high on rock or bath salts) walks out in front of me, I had no time to brake so I swerved right, missed him by about a foot, drifting sideways for about 10 feet, slam the curb with 2 fronts and ended up all on the side walk with my nose on a metal fence. Sad part is after I come to a stop I look over my left shoulder and he's still walking like a mummy like nothing happened.
Rack is fucked, 2 front Michelin super sports have sidewall bubbles (don't know how 45mph and curb doesn't blow them, beast of a tire), 1 billet wheel bent on inside and FL lower bushing cracked.
While I'm in there I might aswell do my upper and lower bushings and ***** joints but can't decide wether to buy the bushings and ball joints themselves (my shop has a press) or to just buy each upper & lower arms with the joints already installed. I looked on rockauto.com and the pictures show they are already installed but doesn't say they are. It's a fair fight between money vs time. The moot bushing & ball joint kit is just over $200 and rock auto wants $212 for all the arms. Anybody care to chime in?
Thanks
Rack is fucked, 2 front Michelin super sports have sidewall bubbles (don't know how 45mph and curb doesn't blow them, beast of a tire), 1 billet wheel bent on inside and FL lower bushing cracked.
While I'm in there I might aswell do my upper and lower bushings and ***** joints but can't decide wether to buy the bushings and ball joints themselves (my shop has a press) or to just buy each upper & lower arms with the joints already installed. I looked on rockauto.com and the pictures show they are already installed but doesn't say they are. It's a fair fight between money vs time. The moot bushing & ball joint kit is just over $200 and rock auto wants $212 for all the arms. Anybody care to chime in?
Thanks
Last edited by 93Euphoria; Feb 1, 2016 at 12:12 AM.
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Well I had gotten into a an accident saving someone's life. I'm doing 45mph in the pooring rain on US1 and all of a sudden a junky that didn't look at all (had to of been high on rock or bath salts) walks out in front of me, I had no time to brake so I swerved right, missed him by about a foot, drifting sideways for about 10 feet, slam the curb with 2 fronts and ended up all on the side walk with my nose on a metal fence. Sad part is after I come to a stop I look over my left shoulder and he's still walking like a mummy like nothing happened.
Rack is fucked, 2 front Michelin super sports have sidewall bubbles (don't know how 45mph and curb doesn't blow them, beast of a tire), 1 billet wheel bent on inside and FL lower bushing cracked.
While I'm in there I might aswell do my upper and lower bushings and ***** joints but can't decide wether to buy the bushings and ball joints themselves (my shop has a press) or to just buy each upper & lower arms with the joints already installed. I looked on rockauto.com and the pictures show they are already installed but doesn't say they are. It's a fair fight between money vs time. The moot bushing & ball joint kit is just over $200 and rock auto wants $212 for all the arms. Anybody care to chime in?
Thanks
Rack is fucked, 2 front Michelin super sports have sidewall bubbles (don't know how 45mph and curb doesn't blow them, beast of a tire), 1 billet wheel bent on inside and FL lower bushing cracked.
While I'm in there I might aswell do my upper and lower bushings and ***** joints but can't decide wether to buy the bushings and ball joints themselves (my shop has a press) or to just buy each upper & lower arms with the joints already installed. I looked on rockauto.com and the pictures show they are already installed but doesn't say they are. It's a fair fight between money vs time. The moot bushing & ball joint kit is just over $200 and rock auto wants $212 for all the arms. Anybody care to chime in?
Thanks
I'd do the lower arms. You don't know what kind off stress cracks or damage has been done that you can't see. I'd inspect the uppers and rebuild those. If that price is for all 4 assembled? I'd definitely do that.
Last edited by hrcslam; Feb 1, 2016 at 12:48 AM.
I hit a curb 10 years go swerving to avoid someone coming in my lane, similar thing, bubbled my front tire and blew a rear. I replaced the tires and the alignment was off, found my k member was bent. I know you are pressed for time but I would also carefully inspect the k member that its not bent. Mine looked fine but the alignment rack told a different story, and when aligned, that tire was an inch back in the wheel well.
http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/5419914361.html
Thats just a quick CL look up
Get those & install poly bushings it should be way cheaper!!!
Thats just a quick CL look up
Get those & install poly bushings it should be way cheaper!!! http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/5428080914.html
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Another possible donor
And another
http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/5373203291.html
