82knightrider

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I have a big problem with my car and was wondering if anyone has good advice. To make a long story short I drove my car up a curb last night going about 10 mph.Bent my front passenger rim and popped the tire.Now my front passenger wheel is pushed back about an inch.So now when I go to make a right turn the wheel rubs the fender.What do you guys think is wrong?
I jacked up the car and tie rods and ball joints look ok.Im thinking I bent A-arm.Hopefully its just that and not the K-member. What else could cause the wheel to be pushed back like that. Does anyone a reputable shop that can fix this for me and wont charge me an arm and a leg lol

Thanks

sicc87

I had a similar problem a few months back. I also hit a curb, but with both front tires.. popped both tires and bent a rim. I took it to a shop in Hawthorne.. they charged me $600. The k-member was pretty busted and I think one of the a-arms was bad too.. it was a frame shop so they addressed the problem quickly.. yeah, the tires would rub when barely turning.. it sucked.

82knightrider

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Ouch.600$.Did you supply the parts or did they.? Well,looks like im gonna have to dish out some dough to have this fixed. I was thinking of doing all this myself with help of a friend .Ill save money and have fun . Now what I need is a engine hoist and spring compressor tool.Oh and air tools

Its really scary losing control in these cars

sicc87

They supplied and did everything. I just dropped it off and picked it up like it was brand new.. they aligned everything too..

92purplehaze

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ive done the k member swap with out those tools... air tools and a hoist will help but dont waste your money on a spring compressor

82knightrider

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I snapped some pics of the damage.What do you guys think?Do you think I can get a good k member and it will bolt right up ? Heres the pics.My starter cracked from the impact.1st two pics are of the passenger side k member,The rearest bolt of the 3 bolts.(seems that bolt was already missing from before I hit the curb).............

ringo234

All I can say is WOW. You did that at only 10 mph, WOW?

82knightrider

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Yeah,I was going about 30 mph before I hit the brakes.I skid into it pretty hard I guess :sigh:

I was thinking of getting a good used k member but Im afraid when Im ready to install it the bolts wont line up.Not sure if I bent the subframe

Russ-So Cal

I think your best bet is to get a k-member and bolt it up with as many bolts as will fit. Then carefully drive to a body shop to have the frame straightened. It is going to cost you some $$, but there is no way you can straighten it yourself and get it right. If you try installing a k member and bend it enough to get the bolts to line up, you will probably end up spending more $$ on tires that wear out prematurely. Even worse, you may turn the car into an evil handling beast.

82knightrider

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Hey Russ,well im not completely sure if I have frame damage,but from looking at the pics whats your diagnosis
Thanks for your input

I dont know how it happened but my starter cracked somehow during the impact

Russ-So Cal

I'm not going to attempt to diagnose anything over the internet. I just think that if it was my car, I would have it checked out. If everything lines up, it might cost you $100.00 or so to make sure. If it is bent, you can't get it straight without a frame jig.

92purplehaze

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speaking upon experience here you definately have subframe damage and if I were you I'd have it straightened then put on the new k-member. Mine is off abour a centimeter off and it was the biggest hassle to even get the bolts thats did line up in the holes. Once the threads catch you can tighten them so it pulls the k-member to the subframe. Luckily my ball joint and spindle took most of the impact... what were you doing and at what angle did you hit the curb??

82knightrider

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My g/f and i were arguing and I lost control and rolled up on the curb .I hit the curb like at an angle to where my front right tire took most the impact.On top of everything else my struts were already shot so that didnt help any.Does anyone know if I Would be able to use a k member from a v6 or 4 cylinder car?I got my car taken apart already,engine is ready to come out.Now I need to get a k member .

Russ-So Cal

I think the K member is the same in all models.

Randy82WS7

damn thats bad, it always happens to the nice ones

dont tell me this is the 82 it happened to

sad...



makes mine one more rarer