Drift accident repair

[S13 Silvia]

Yep, hit the front left tyre hard into a gutter trying to drift......

The front left castor rod has snapped off and the control arm is bent + the brakes make an awful scraping noise when I brake + the wheel is back (towards the back of the car) more than it should be and is pretty loose.

What have I done?

Is it fixable?

Have I dont any permanent damage?

What parts would I need?

Is it a job I can do at home?

How much would I be looking at for parts and labour?

[Dr_Drift]

Dude,

Sorry to hear your misfortune. If you have access to a digi camera take some pics and I'll try and work out repairs for you. If you have damaged any parts that aren't available from a wrecker I can anything from Nissan Japan quite cheap if it goes low priority with their next big shipment. I have access to quite a range of S/H parts for you as-well.

Doc.

[Guest Simon-MrRx7]

Sounds like you've done a bit of damage there, it also sounds like you've bent the strut, steering arms, and radius rod.

You're going to need all new/second hand parts for the above.. if the wheel is to the back of the car you've prolly bent the strut too much to repair. you will need to take the insert out and find out if that is stil straight./ if it is wack the insert and spring into a new strut.

this is all a job that can be done at home, faily easy stuff... the hardest part about it al would be getting the ball joints off.

as for parts.... call a jap wreaker.. s13 parts are common as Might be worth while saving up for a bit and finding some front matching coilover suspension, adjustable castor rods and camber tops. will be much better then your old stuff too. better for drift etc etc second hand s13 parts are EVERYWHERE