I got into an Accident!!!

[MyFirst4G]

Hey guys, its raining here, and the saturn fukin slammed on his brakes, and i was driving with my girl, and she doesnt let me drive fast, so i'm not going over 30 MPH... well, i slammed on my brakes, and of course, they lock up...... i hit him, and then slid right into the curb on the right...... well, nada happened to the car's, either of em, and he's like, whatever, fuk it... so we left, when i noticed my steering wheel is really to the left, but i'm going strait, so i'm like FUCK!!!! i fuked up my alignment... but i stopped to check out the wheel and everything in the light in a parking lot, and with my steering wheel strait, my left wheel is strait, but my right wheel is turned a lil to the right.... I went to my friends house where we jacked the car up a bit to see the axle if i bent it, or if its leaking...... well, no leakage, i think.... its raining... i dun know much about that kinda stuff.... but i thought id check it out and describe it i guess.... Here are some pics, i should have taken some pics while i had the car up, but i diddt have the digi cam untill i got home...


here's the steering wheel just to show that the wheels are suposed to be straight.


here's the left wheel, see how its strait!


here's the left wheel again, i increased the brightness cause the flash diddt really get it i guess.....


here's the right wheel.... see how its a lil OUT OF WHACK!




Here's how i fukin scrathed the shit out of my right rim!! its all fuked up!!!!


Well, my question is, Can an alignment fix this? if so, how much would an alignment cost? and do you think i fucked anything else up?

[kris]

Originally posted by MyFirst4G

Well, my question is, Can an alignment fix this? if so, how much would an alignment cost? and do you think i fucked anything else up?

I dont think an alignment will fix that. It looks like something has been bent. Maybe try and look at the steering knuckle thingy, damn, forgot what its called. But see if that part is bent at all.

[jeef]

ouch man... an alignment may fix it... but if your supsension is bent your fucked... i had something rather simaliar happen, cept when i left go of the wheel i could do a 90 degree turn...

[Melt]

you guys think it might be the trailing arm? Cause I was gonna say that but I aint sure

[jeef]

it could be any one, or multiple parts bent, its hard to tell

[jeef]

it could be any one, or multiple parts bent, its hard to tell

[mdnnccivicrcr]

ouch dude... hate to hear that. I was in a similar situation today, my plymouth locked up but I was able to let off and it regained traction and I was able to slow it down... I nearly rear-ended a ford crown vic and yes, I think it was an unmarked car.

[MyFirst4G]

Okay, i went to my mechanic, and without looking at it he said i probably bent a tie rod, and that to bring it in on Monday. I asked him if he could bend it back if its bent, he said yea, if he can, if not, he'll get a new one which is like 60-70 bucks..... and then i have to get alignment done, and he said he'll do full alignment for only 50 bucks.... so thats good..... Here are some more pics under the car if you guys can see anything.......

[toontowncivic]

you are so lucky I hit the curb in my dads 99 integra and it cost 1200 canadien to fix it so you just be happy that it didn't fuk anything else up!! It really sucks that it had to happen....maybe we should get a group deal on some abs conversions!

[MyFirst4G]

Originally posted by toontowncivic
maybe we should get a group deal on some abs conversions!

Hell yea!!! lol, how much does an ABS conversion cost? can it be done? Did the 90-93 tegs come with ABS?

[kris]

Originally posted by toontowncivic
it cost 1200 canadien to fix

No biggie, $20 US isnt that hard to get.


ABS swap would be a pita!

[Setanta]

Just a hint - if it is a bent tie-rod, don't be cheap and have it bent back, replace it.

Bending it will weaken it further and cause metal fatigue, not good. I've seen one of these suckers break after being straightened, think about how much road shock etc they take. Had one snap on a Datsun 240K-GT once - not a good thing - especially for the car

I know it's money, but from a safety viewpoint, replacing it (or any damaged steering component is really your best bet.

[dfarres]

Most likely it's ur tie-rod, i've done the same thing twice b4.
By the way i think i c a nail in ur tire.

[Melt]

Originally posted by dfarres
Most likely it's ur tie-rod, i've done the same thing twice b4.
By the way i think i c a nail in ur tire.

You mean in this pic?
http://www.hyperacecrew.com/4g/under3.jpg

I think the water just dried like that.

[MyFirst4G]

Well, i got it back from my mechanic, and i told him to find out whats wrong before he doesn anything, well, he said it needs to bend back the tie rod, and it needs an alignment, and the rack and pinion system is fuked up.... So i told him to fuk the rack and pinion, and bend back the tie bar and do the alignment, and the car is fine, i mean the steering wheel is slightly to the left, and the car goes to the right only when the wheel is strait, but he said he cant fix it... Rack and Pinion will fix it he said...... Oh, and is there a way to take of my Steering Wheel and rotate it where the Center is, and then put the wheel back on strait, ya know, kinda ghetto rig the wheel so i can hold the wheel strait?