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im in a bit of trouble, atm, i may need sum parts for the r33 gtst. may need front control arms and steering mechanism. after a lose into a ditch.

stupidity prevails, that is why this situation eventuated.

if u have any advice to help plz post, if not, dont bother, with it.

yeah.. hopefully it's not too major.

but kjb_r33 is right, ebay isn't always a bad place to look for skyline miscellaneous parts. I picked up a set of spare lower arms for my r32 the other day for a silly price, just in case.

In this situation you've basically got lower control arms, upper control arms, tie rods, and at worse steering rack that need to be inspected and/or replaced. Each are usually a couple of hundred bucks. As long as you haven't bent the chasis, I wouldn't imagine it costing more than $1000 to replace what needs to be replaced.

yeah well i dontknwo abotu the chassis yet, when i try to drive it forward and back, it makes a terrible scraping sound near the rear brakes.

hey its chris with the 4door white one if you need anything i might be able to help. :D

yeah, i know im gonna be up for a bit. just dont know what yet. waiting on getting it to the mechanics so we can look at it.

You can come down to my workshop and throw it up on the hoist, then we can see what wrong with it.

You can come down to my workshop and throw it up on the hoist, then we can see what wrong with it.

yeah thanx for that. i wont be able to do anything till saturday anyway, and it wont steer so i cant drive it, has to be towed. il let u know anyway when i decide what to do with it. ok. thanx sam.

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