Crashed the car!
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Crashed the car! Ok dont make fun of me to bad but I was driving a little recless and hit a curb! 
I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". 
What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?
I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts? 
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Originally Posted by chadbanford
Ok dont make fun of me to bad but I was driving a little recless and hit a curb! I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?
I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?You could start with a driver before you make it go faster..................
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Originally Posted by chadbanford
Ok dont make fun of me to bad but I was driving a little recless and hit a curb! I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?
I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?Trending Topics
I had a similar situation but it was the front driver side. Went to a junk yard to get new LCA, and all other parts bought from o'reilly's.
do what was said abopve and take it to a frame shop. you dont want to get started on repairs if the frame is bent.
do what was said abopve and take it to a frame shop. you dont want to get started on repairs if the frame is bent.
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More info would help us help you......Shoot me a PM I had near the same problems a few month ago and I'm still tryin to rectify things that got bent or fucked up.
First off New Wheels and Tires
check your front lower control arms and ball joint (easily done by makin sure your car is the same height on the other side.
check the K member for any small kinks
dont forget the wheel hub it prolly has sum slack in the bearing
rear
check the axles then the actual rear end
check the caliper kinda hard to do but take it in
check the panhard bar and lca
thats a good starting point.
I replaced all of the above, but I'm waiting on a new K member UMI
and a new rear caliper.
Good luck hopefully your frame is not bent. Like some one else mentioned make sure it is NOT bent before you start buying parts, kinda pointless..
My guess it prolly is.....
broken rack ? dayuuuum@!!!!!!
First off New Wheels and Tires
check your front lower control arms and ball joint (easily done by makin sure your car is the same height on the other side.
check the K member for any small kinks
dont forget the wheel hub it prolly has sum slack in the bearing
rear
check the axles then the actual rear end
check the caliper kinda hard to do but take it in
check the panhard bar and lca
thats a good starting point.
I replaced all of the above, but I'm waiting on a new K member UMI
and a new rear caliper.Good luck hopefully your frame is not bent. Like some one else mentioned make sure it is NOT bent before you start buying parts, kinda pointless..
My guess it prolly is.....
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Ok the car is going to be fixed by insurance, its pretty good up here in Canada. I can put aftermarket parts in instead of factory parts with our insurance, so when I can get the parts for free I might as well. They already checked the frame and said it is fine.
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Originally Posted by chadbanford
Ok dont make fun of me to bad but I was driving a little recless and hit a curb! I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?
I hit the driver side wheel and broke the steering rack, sway bar, A frame, tie rod and the rear diff shifted over about 2". What can I put in there for performance parts rather then factory parts?