Friend's Potential Damage To His Car?

[La Bomba]

Hello well my friend owns a 200sx s15, and anyway he went around a corner too fast and overcorrected, ended up swerving onto wrong side of the road and hitting into a gutter ( he said he hit it front on), he said the skid marks were around 15 metres long. he doesnt know how fast he was going but he ended up with only his front wheels over the gutter.

I went into his car with him yesterday for a drive and it seems to be runnign fine, aside from a slight squeel coming from the righthand side at the front. steering is also making the car go towards the left more than normal

he said wen he hit the gutter he had almost stoped but who knows. any ideas what damage he has done to the car? my thinking is he just needs a wheel alignment. ccaus wen he hit the wheels are still in tact and not blown up. although maybe he damaged the rims, although i looked at them from the side and both of them looked circular

Edited July 21, 2010 by La Bomba

[adamskill]

are you serious? "my friend hit the gutter, whats wrong with his car?"

ive got a better question, "how long is a piece of string?"

mate at least post some pics or somthing..

[Peter89]

-look at the rim and tyres for damage

-put the steering wheel straight, compare both wheels, they should both point straight. i suspect the rack end is bent. it ll need replacing (max $150)

-check all other suspension parts, jack the car up and compare either side. if you don't know what to look for, ask a friend who does.

-replace any other bent parts.

-check over front subframe, unlikely to be damaged, be to be sure.

-wheel alignment.

Edited July 21, 2010 by Peter89

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

was your friend also watching "sick hektic japanese street drift" you tube videos? lucky he didnt kill anyone.. 15m long skid was obviously going very fast for a corner..

something is broken/bent.. take it to a mechanic and they can inspect it..

Edited July 21, 2010 by .:: GimpS-R34 ::.

[mad082]

best bet is to take it to a suspension place and get them to check the alignment. that will show if something is bent (which it more than likely is)

squeal may be a wheel bearing that got damaged in the impact

[Mr Eps]

hmmm from my diagnosis from the internet judging on what i've read - it definately seems like AFTER he hit the gutter...

the gutter SEEMS to have made something go wrong with the car - noteably the front end

this is evident if the car wasn't making squealing noises before it hit the gutter - but then HIT the gutter... but then AFTER hitting the gutter started squealing and pulling to the left...

if something is wrong.. i suggest you make a thread about that silvia on a skylines forum

or you could fix it i dunno im not an expert.

(take it to a mechanic or suspension centre)

[Ashy Larry]

hmmm from my diagnosis from the internet judging on what i've read - it definately seems like AFTER he hit the gutter...

the gutter SEEMS to have made something go wrong with the car - noteably the front end

this is evident if the car wasn't making squealing noises before it hit the gutter - but then HIT the gutter... but then AFTER hitting the gutter started squealing and pulling to the left...

if something is wrong.. i suggest you make a thread about that silvia on a skylines forum

or you could fix it i dunno im not an expert.

(take it to a mechanic or suspension centre)

What Eps is trying to say is,

You may have broken your Fritz

Be sure to correct the guy at REPCO that you do not need a Fritz from the Dart range though.

All else failing that,

Buy a new 1.2 JiggaWatt Flux Capacitor

[istdercollen]

Most of the time the "My friend did this and that" stories are actually things that the OP did and is too embarrassed to admit. ie.-- My friend got a DUI last night after being pulled over going 250kph. What should he do next?... Kill himself.

[HEKT1K]

hmmm from my diagnosis from the internet judging on what i've read - it definately seems like AFTER he hit the gutter...

the gutter SEEMS to have made something go wrong with the car - noteably the front end

this is evident if the car wasn't making squealing noises before it hit the gutter - but then HIT the gutter... but then AFTER hitting the gutter started squealing and pulling to the left...

if something is wrong.. i suggest you make a thread about that silvia on a skylines forum

or you could fix it i dunno im not an expert.

(take it to a mechanic or suspension centre)

lol... nice one

Most of the time the "My friend did this and that" stories are actually things that the OP did and is too embarrassed to admit. ie.-- My friend got a DUI last night after being pulled over going 250kph. What should he do next?... Kill himself.

bahahah so many lulz ITT

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

Just to get others up to speed here..

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Pr...13-t321562.html

and lets not to forget this.. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Si...un-t328820.html

I guess it's in my nature hey rowan.. cause..

haters gonna hate..

freighters gonna freight..

debaters gonna debate..

external (waste)gaters gonna gate..

Edited July 22, 2010 by .:: GimpS-R34 ::.

[La Bomba]

Just to get others up to speed here..

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Pr...13-t321562.html

and lets not to forget this.. http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Si...un-t328820.html

I guess it's in my nature hey rowan.. cause..

haters gonna hate..

freighters gonna freight..

debaters gonna debate..

external (waste)gaters gonna gate..

well i have no idea what you're on about it.

i told him on the phone wat u guys said and he said he rkned he slowed under 20 wen he hit the gutter. and he said the sound coming from the right hand side is like a whistle. anyway i told him to book his car in for a wheel alignment, and he said "mate ahh stuf paying for a wheel alignment itl be fine mate

Edited July 22, 2010 by La Bomba

[zebra]

lol have a S15 and wont pay $45 for an alignment....

[Mr Eps]

you should definitely listen to your mate, he sounds like a smart guy!

potaters gonna potate.

EDIT: sorry to do this but this one's for you, Craig

cremators gonna cremate.

back on to your mate, i was actually being sarcastic when i said he sounds like a smart guy.

he ACTUALLY sounds like a fucken spastic. in real life. you should distance yourself from him. he probably will get you addicted to heroin

20km/h or not. car still weighs a ton and suspension arms are designed to absorb shock from ONE direction only.

any other direction and they'll bend.

i should know - i have a car.

1.5 tonnes of mass, on a concrete 90degree edge (gutter) = bent bits of metal SOMEWHERE.

either way - tell your mate he's right. and he will never need to buy new tyres again.

this is why when you have a car - you need a job

oh and tell him to stop being a top bloke on the roads. srslah.

Edited July 22, 2010 by Mr Eps

[Mr Eps]

okay sorry i KNOW this isn't the wasteland but don't shoot me for posting this i can't help it. i am trying to be good here!!!

my fingers are doing this on their own i'm actually trying to stop them from typing

ahhhhhh i can't hold back

incinerators gonna incinerate

sorry okay okay im done i'll be good now!

[La Bomba]

LOL!!!!!!!!!!! EPS!

bahahahha

yeah his a bit of a dumb C*nt

i told him his car is never gona be the same, (not sure if his car wil be the same wen shit gets replaced)

and he goes man il tell wat u wat i do, i crank up the soundsystem loud bro, problem solved

=|.

Edited July 22, 2010 by La Bomba

[GTR-N1]

wheels are still in tact... not blown up... both of them looked circular

LOL, luuuv your description!

[La Bomba]

LOL, luuuv your description!

lollllll...well i thort that may be useful info =P

well i ruled out any damage to his rims, stock s15 rims. mainly caus like.....only damage wud be done if they blew up and the aloy had direct contact with the guter, if the tires had of fuly compresed against the rim they wud of blown up so yes. bit of mathematics for u all.

umm as for the whistle noise, i know it wudnt be a control arm, mainly caus control arms creak and dont whistle. it wudnt be the tie rod caus otherwise his wheel wud be pushed bak extremely.

i did put my fingers between the wheel wen i was there. 4 fingers on the right side, and i cud squeeze 4 fingers on the left side, so 3.5 fingers on left side, 4 fingers on right side.

ummmmmm wat else. oh yeah so i dnt think he's done to much damage, perhaps just a wheel bearing like sum guy said above.

if he's done more than that then its only gona get worse if he keeps driivng it.

Edited July 22, 2010 by La Bomba

[turboedsloth]

A er friend of err mine did this to. tell him to strip it and let it sit in his garage for a year or until he gets sick of looking at then sell it and buy a commodore so he do fully sick uleh skids in a straight line and only break back bits not front bits. My err friend also did the finger test. Nedless to say she squeeled. So send it to a mechanic and stop being a tightass

Edited July 22, 2010 by turboedsloth

[La Bomba]

A er friend of err mine did this to. tell him to strip it and let it sit in his garage for a year or until he gets sick of looking at then sell it and buy a commodore so he do fully sick uleh skids in a straight line and only break back bits not front bits

LMAOOO oohhh is his car useless now? Wait till he hears this! he will go apeshit lmao... i shud like film his reaction and put it on youtube. and he actualy does do fully sick uleh skids....and he crashed his car into the gutter with a chick in the car. poor girl probz wil never hop in car iwth him again, like caus he was trying to impres her..and failed

[adamskill]

la bomb, you just dont get it do ya mate?

i understand that you being life impaired is a disease. just like your kebab shop.