Teufelhunden

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my car understeered in the rain going about 40, i was going into a turn, not a 90 degree, but merging into traffic, and my car just kept going straight, i couldnt slow down in time and i hit the curb pretty hard, my front drivers side wheel is sitting at an angle now, its bent inwards. now what does a front axle look like? and a lower control arm?
is its easy to fix?
should i take it to the dealers?
any suggestions?

aliti19

iTrader: (2)

Don't take it to the stealer. Just go to a good mechanic. Save yourself some money. Were you riding on the OEM Potenzas?

Tek-Niq

iTrader: (3)

yea, these tires suck in the rain. go to the dealer might cover it. if your under 36000 miles. you probably messed up the camber hopefully

Teufelhunden

iTrader: (8)

yes, ive heard that stock tires suck, i thought these were suppose to be good,
i guess i better get new tires...

skalberti

RE 92 Potenza's "for the serious driver in you"

Tek-Niq

iTrader: (3)

they are good tires its just r too low profile for the rain

skalberti

HMMMM, I have an inch wider tire than the stock craptenza's and a lower profile. I sail through the rain @ 70-80 mph with no problems. With the craptenza's I was hydroplaning at 50mph. I think Nissan just put those tires on the car to get it to the dealership, Then your car outgrows them on the way home and you have to go buy new ones.

Teufelhunden

iTrader: (8)

im not talking about the tires though..... i just want to know what i can do,
is it fixable?

aliti19

iTrader: (2)

It's hard to know exactly what you screwed up until a mechanic gets in there and takes a good look at it. If you were able to drive it home, it couldn't be that bad.

skalberti

Chances are you bent the wheel. If the impact was severe enough you may have damaged the strut or at least knocked it out of alignment. First I'd pull off the wheel and look at that. If that is fine then I would have the alignment checked. Thats still cheaper than going to the stealer.

Teufelhunden

iTrader: (8)

i was able to drive it pretty fastabout 45,but my tire is not straight, the treads are facing outwards, so it was squealing like crazy, the steering wheel is loose too, and btw why doesnt my signature show up?

Tek-Niq

iTrader: (3)

put [img] [/img] on the beg and end

aliti19

iTrader: (2)

Is shows up only once per page. Go edit one of your posts above and make sure SHOW YOUR SIGNATURE is checked.

Tek-Niq

iTrader: (3)

here



try this with [img] [/img]
http://images.cardomain.com/member_i...19_22_full.jpg

Tek-Niq

iTrader: (3)

its too big tough

Tek-Niq

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heres mine