ff_drift's curb incident thread

[ff_drift_lol]

so as most of you know, i smacked into a curb sideways. the impact left me with a bent cradle, rashed wheels, bent strut and idk what else yet. i think my knuckle is trashed.

so here's what's new:

pearl white (cadillac color)

new cradle
new ss/tc struts.

i'll post pics of the final product when it's over.

 

[cobalt123]

how did that cradle come out i thought it was messed up

 

[jmarie]

aww no more gold

 

[arman14]

cant wait for pics of the wheels when installed

 

[BlackCobalt707]

what the hell were you doin sidewayz? you was tryin to drift?

 

[ff_drift_lol]

i raced a civic si k20z with a 6psi blower. i won but, the turn came up real fast. i drifted most of it but i went into it way too fast. slid sideways into a curb. if you picture the impact, it created too much positive camber and a toe issue. the cradle bent to create the toe issue. replaced that with a junkyard cradle within spec (3mm) and that fixed the toe. now theres a camber issue. i bought struts hoping it will solve the problem. if the struts don't fix it, considering the body measured straight (perfectly) and the control arm was within spec, the knuckle must be bent. if it still pulls i'm freakin stumped. oh and the hub is also straight, not making noise.

 

[BlackCobalt707]

noooooo, a supercharged k20 GAYYYYYYYYY. it needs turboz. congrats on the win, shit luck on bappin the curb. the sub frame or whatever isnt bent right? i know when i had my integra and i went sideways into a curb my shit was done

 

[ff_drift_lol]

cradle = subframe. fuckin mangled it. i replaced it already

 

[BlackCobalt707]

ahh ok. pics of that???

 

[ff_drift_lol]

the last pic. it's not visible. the cradle on the ground is bent by 28mm. the threshold is 3mm. the cradle on the rack is within spec.

 

[BlackCobalt707]

lol got ya. well i know if i need to get somethin measured up ima hit you up

 

[ff_drift_lol]

pretty simple, cradle from one corner to anothe must be within 3mm according to gm. control arm from corner to ball joint picture the ball joint as x, the corner with the 2 bolts is y and the bushing is z, measure from x to y and x to z. you must have both control arms out of the car. if you know one is good, (i forgot the measurements) measure that one, compare it to the one you suspect is bent. if its 2mm off it's no good according to gm. knuckle is the last thing you replace. you kida narrow it down to the knuckle worst case scenario. the hub will make noise if it's bad. spinning it by hand and hearing abnormal noise, not moving, moving too freely means it's bad. it should turn freely but not spin on its own. it'll turn and stop itself turning it by hand. the struts..well if you have a camber problem and the cradle and control arms are good replace struts. it's tough to replair front end damage...and it costs quite a bit.

 

[ls1fbody]

Liz told me the story, bummerific man.

The new wheels are going to look sick. The knuckle could be all fuggered up. You're gonna need to compare it to another one in god shape just to make sure.

IMO you should have painted a few other pieces that cadillac white, like your VC and maybe FLCA's

 

[ff_drift_lol]

the wha and the wha? i get the paint for free i work at caddy

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compared it to the other knuckle it looks fine. hopefully the struts fix it.

 

[ls1fbody]

Valve Cover, and your control arms.

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how much + camber?

 

[dman090]

Valve Cover, and your control arms.

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how much + camber?

i think a Valve Cover would look very nice in that color. but i dont see a point in painting your control arms lol, whos ever gonna see them? ( allthought yours looks sexy as **** lol)

 

[ff_drift_lol]

i drive the car daily so painted control arms would last a week lol. ok soo...update. my phone's camera kinda blows...so bare with me til I take a real photo shoot.

the real color is obvious in the pictures in my 1st post
bowties are also pearl white. it's like a tuxedo balt

 

[ls1fbody]

Powdercoat. Just saying.

 

[ff_drift_lol]

paint is just as strong. powdercoating chips too

 

[dman090]

i think it looks damn good! so is that your drop with ground force springs?