Another accident :(

[ElementCB7]

Alright, so the last accident I posted here was when my sister rear ended a pick up due to the brakes giving out.

This one was my fault due to stupidity..

This past Friday night, I was out with a couple of friends looking for some fun. We decide to go to the back parking lot of Best Buy and do a couple donuts and power slides just for the hell of it. It was me in my CB, and my friend in his SC430. So after doing a couple donuts, we decide to bounce cuz its been about 5 mins and security would be coming around any minute now.

So as I was leaving, I turned a corner (not power sliding or drifting whatever you wanna call it), in that split second, it appeared there have been 2-3 palates on the road. I quickly swurved to the right to avoid them, but had already ran them over. So I slam on the brakes, but unfortunately slam in to the curb and into some bushes.

There was no body damage except for a few scratches that can be washed off, but when I pulled over my right rim was chip badly and my brakes were out.

I took some pictures earlier today and are not sure what needs to be fixed. I guessing a tie rod but other than that, I'm not to familiar with suspension.

Here are some pictures. Any idea what needs to be fixed?





rear right side wheel






If the pictures arent clear enough, I can put it on a jack and remove the spare and take better pictures. Thanks for any input. Wish me luck on this one

[TypeG]

i would take it to a honda dealership and get them to look at it. from there, i'd take the list of parts you will need and get them from a junkyard. later.

[ElementCB7]

i would take it to a honda dealership and get them to look at it. from there, i'd take the list of parts you will need and get them from a junkyard. later.

I would do this, but I've tried driving it around the neighborhood, and I honestly don't think its safe enough to drive. The front right side wheel rubs against the inner fender wall everytime I turn, and the alignment is TOTALLY off. The pictures of my wheel turning slightly inward is when the steering wheel is straight.

[Daheavyking]

You might need a control arm, tie rod, a link, or etc. You gotta get it in the air and take that tire off and really inspect it.

[drummersteve7]

if I were you I would drive directly to DMV and turn in my license.
oh yah cancel insurance tooo, its a waste of money if you cant drive!

[carpet47]

Dude not to be the worst case guy but Imma say that u bent the sub frame. The reason I say that is cuz I had a 92 that had the same problem and rode like that. I got it for 600 and was gonna give it to my girl but when I took it to Top Line to have it looked at they said that the sub frame was bent and that it woulda been cheaper to buy the entire right side than separate parts. Needless to say parts car. Go get it looked at and let me know what they say, good luck

[J3wman]

spare tire goes in the back because its a donut. take the rim off the back right put it in the front and put the donut in the back. ur welcome

[carpet47]

Get that shit fixed though cuz when i was gonna keep the donor i had tires wore out in two weeks.

[foamypirate]

if I were you I would drive directly to DMV and turn in my license.
oh yah cancel insurance tooo, its a waste of money if you cant drive!

Yeah, because that's helpful.


I guess you've never done anything stupid, right?

[carpet47]

Actually I have, I had the same problem with a cb that I had thats why Im tellin him that from personal experience. With it ridin like that its gonna chew that tire up like it aint shit.

Hey when you do drive it does it squall and is the steering wheel off like it needs a alignment really bad??

[vietkid_2006]

you definately will need lower control arms. other stuff i'm sure will be bent. you just have to get it checked out to see what's all bent.

[J3wman]

spare tire goes in the back

[XcluziveAZN]

the same thing happened to me. I just finish fixing it after 4 months

Things to check.

Suspension Cross Member - Check to see if there is any bent in the metal

Lower Control Arm and Knuckle are one of the weakest thing. I would replace those.

Brake Caliper might be bad also. Check the piston in side to see if straight

Replace all the ball joint.


After all that your car is good as new

[ElementCB7]

Actually I have, I had the same problem with a cb that I had thats why Im tellin him that from personal experience. With it ridin like that its gonna chew that tire up like it aint shit.

Hey when you do drive it does it squall and is the steering wheel off like it needs a alignment really bad??

Needless to say the farthest I've driven with that spare is up the back of a tow truck.

So I haven't even driven with that spare for more than 10ft.

And yes, it does squall and the steering wheel is super off like it needs alignment really bad.

[ElementCB7]

the same thing happened to me. I just finish fixing it after 4 months

Things to check.

Suspension Cross Member - Check to see if there is any bent in the metal

Lower Control Arm and Knuckle are one of the weakest thing. I would replace those.

Brake Caliper might be bad also. Check the piston in side to see if straight

Replace all the ball joint.


After all that your car is good as new

I'll definitely keep those in mind

Around how much did all the repairs cost?
And was most of the work done by your self or a mechanic?

I'm not too familiar with suspension components so yeah..