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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 08:40 PM
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Help!!!!!

i hit a curb very badly today destroying both righ side rims
i have broken the bar that connects the car to the rear end
what is this part called?
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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From: Carmel NY
Car: 85 IROC Ht
Engine: 383 carb
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: Moser 12 bolt 411
wow what a hit . The part is called the lower trailing arm JEG'S sells them for about 250 for hotchkis but you can finde some other ones cheeper .
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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this is the part
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Car: 85 IROC Ht
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That would be the one . It's a nice up grade too .
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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is it possible to drive with a broken one?
can i pick one up at napa or some where cheap
BTW im stuckin in jacksonville fl till i hopefly find a junk yard in the morning

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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 11:42 PM
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Depends on how bad it's broken. If it isn't broke right in half you might be ok. If it's bent a fair bit then your rear alignment will be off wearing your tires quickly.

There is a good chance you bent the axle too. I helped a guy change an axle bout a year ago. Hit a curb and he wrecked only the rims/tires and axle. Nothing else. You must have taken a harder hit than that.

Support the rear with jackstands, run the car in drive and watch to see if the wheels are wobbling a bit. If a wheel wobbles then you know you have a bent axle.
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