I got into a an accident last Friday and I t-boned a lady going about 25mph. It was not my fault, fortunately, but the whole front of my car is pushed back about 1/2" and the unibody is slightly bent. My question is after I get the body work done, and they straighten the unibody (I know that it won't ever be completely straight again), would subframe connectors help give it more structural integrity? Since the unibody is essentially weakened a little, I thought that subframe connectors might help strengthen it a little.

 

Actualy a good shop an get it close enough to being strait that you would never know about it unless you were told. But, yes they would help a lot, as well as a strut tower brace. The best ones are the triangular ones.

 

youve got it all wrong. Go buy a giant cube and put a 700 horsepower 600 Cubic inch big block in it and strap some sleds to the bottom of it. then nothing can stop you. Run over your neighbors house / car / dog. Ruin the local police dept. and they cant do jack. now drive down the street and everything gets pushed out of your way. a little bullit proof stainless goes a long way. the cube is good for a few hundred thousand miles then you gota change the sleds but you never have to worry about the frame ever again. put a AC converter in it and a fridge and a bathroom and stock up on non-perishables and you've got it made.

 

I bought an '86 Iroc that had been wrecked in the front right during a blowout and subsequent encounter with a ditch or something. Replaced the lower control arm, but the wheelbase is still 2.5 inches shorter on the right side than the left. Took it to a bodyshop and they will fix the frame for $400. Just curious on any info you have gotten, I have about a week to decide to fix it or junk it. I probably will fix it and after replacing the fender decide whether to sell it or keep it. If the body panels aren't ever going to fit 'just right', I don't want to keep it, but someone else might want a cheap IROC.

 

Well, the estimate I have is to fix everything that got crunched in my accident (new bumper, new lights, fix dents in hood and fender, and pull the unibody out) but it is about $2000-2500. If the rest of your car is in good shape, I'd spend the $400 to fix it.