i did somethin real stupid today - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

BlueFBird · 06-09-2005, 10:46 PM

ok so, i was a at a stop sign turnin onto a street, now everyone knows about "gettin the car sideways" neways i did that and make a long story short lost control of the car got ner vous and kep my foot on the cas and turned the whole car sideways and smacked a curb....craxked my front rim, and my back rim i hope jus got bent in. right now when u look at it it loks like its pussed farther in the wheel well then the other one and my friend said when i was driving it was wabbling..... now i hope my rear end is ok an its just a bent rim.... i can deal with havin to egt new rims , but im not sure of the total damage i did... and im pretty upset

j0n · 06-09-2005, 10:53 PM

be happy ya didnt hit a tree, or another car...like everyone says: a car/parts can be replaced...you cannot

foff667 · 06-09-2005, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by j0n

be happy ya didnt hit a tree, or another car...like everyone says: a car/parts can be replaced...you cannot

yer lucky

skorpion317 · 06-09-2005, 11:13 PM

how did you lose control?

BlueFBird · 06-10-2005, 12:00 AM

when i spun out the car i tottaly lost my thinkin and i didnt remove my foot from the gas a the right time cause i paniced and didnt kno wut to do so it spun the car completly around....i just hope i wont need a whole rear end i dunno how much that will be. and i am glad that im ok an everything but it was my own stupidy. i was kinda shaken up in the beggining but now i gota stare at the car until i can find out what the problem is... thanks for all ur concerns, good to kno u got a great bunch of people here that care..

79CamaroDiva · 06-10-2005, 12:14 AM

very lucky you didnt hit another car. My friend did the same thing a year or so ago with his monte carlo, but he hit a camaro. Some gravel at an intersection and a buncha power dont make a good combination.. this is what the monte looked like afterwards

lucky for him his dads got a body shop, and after being so pissed at him for wrecking the car, after a month or so they started fixing it, pulled the frame straight, and got the car all better. Then someone hit him while he was parked at home.

BlueFBird · 06-10-2005, 12:49 AM

thanks guys i serisouly cant belive im still here after that....someone was sewrisouly watchin over me caus ei spun out in the other lane then did a complete 180 and hit the cub flush on the driverside at like 40 mph. with no seatblet an the windows open, my back is a lil screwed up but ill be fine. i can always fix the car but i thank god im here.

Jersey_TA · 06-10-2005, 12:53 AM

It's probably something to do with the spindle. Check the rack and pinion for bends or cracks.

Untamed · 06-10-2005, 09:17 AM

"With great power comes great responsibility."

Glad you, and everyone else on the road at the time, is ok. Save the stunts for empty lots, and the racing for the track.

Fastbird · 06-10-2005, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Untamed

"With great power comes great responsibility."

Glad you, and everyone else on the road at the time, is ok. Save the stunts for empty lots, and the racing for the track.

Well said. But let me add one more:

And wear your seat belt.

BlueFBird · 06-10-2005, 11:23 AM

ya i learned my lesson, u can believe that i wont be doin nething stupid ever again on the road.. and my seatbelt will be on everytime... but its still a bummer bout the car i gota take it and get it checkout out and see how much money ill have to play.

kamikaz · 06-10-2005, 11:38 AM

Justin,good to hear your alright..don't worry guy we'll fix it

Later,

Santos

BlueFBird · 06-10-2005, 01:00 PM

today iw ent out in the garage, jacked up the car tok the wheel off of the opposite side on the fron i hit and put it in the reat where i hit the back rim and bent it i think, well i got it on put it down and the wheel on the side i didnt hit in the rear is stickin out soo much further then the side i hit, i have no idea wut im gona need to get done

karr95 · 06-10-2005, 01:49 PM

So the rear wheel is sticking out too far on one side?

You might have bent the **** out of the lower control arms and possibly the panhard bar. If you can, take the car to Meinike in Brick, those guys are pretty good at finding out what the problem is. If all that stuff is bent, looks like its time to shop for parts on www.spohn.net.

BlueFBird · 06-10-2005, 02:14 PM

im hopin its not gona be alot, but ya its deff stickin out like a good 2 inches on the oppsite side of the collision

Koll · 06-10-2005, 02:20 PM

Perhaps it was the lack of totally comprehendable paragraphs.

karr95 · 06-10-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueFBird

im hopin its not gona be alot, but ya its deff stickin out like a good 2 inches on the oppsite side of the collision

I hope not either, this stuff can get real expensive, real quick. If you need a set of wheels to hold you over, my friend Dave has a set of salad shooters with good tires in his basement for $100 if your interested.

BlueFBird · 06-10-2005, 02:29 PM

ya ill prob consider that when i got things worked out, the things im sure of that ill need are new rims, new tips on the car i dented them to ****, my front end got wacked out of aligment so im gona need that done. prob a new tire, so its already gettin expensive without the rear problem solved

BlueFBird · 06-11-2005, 11:32 PM

wut u guys think if i pused the whole rear like 3 inches over?

JPiZZiJP · 06-12-2005, 04:57 AM

It sounds like the control arms... when I had my 95 Firebird, there was oil on an off ramp and my front left tire slid right into a curb. The rim cracked, and the whole left tire was pushed in against the rear of the well. $1100 or so to fix.

~Joe

BlueFBird · 06-12-2005, 11:27 AM

geez im hopin its not that much to get the rear an everythin fixed or it will be off the road for a while

deadtrend1 · 06-12-2005, 11:58 AM

when i bought my 96, the previous owner did the same thing i suspect. The left rear rim was cracked, and the rear end made a griding noise. The LCA's werent bent, just seemed like he screwed up the rear and axels.

I went to contempory corvette in Bristol and got a new rear assembly and rim for a cheap price.

BlueFBird · 06-12-2005, 03:29 PM

am i jus better off bringin it to a body shop

BlueFBird · 06-12-2005, 06:07 PM

it wouldnt be possible for me to bend the frame would it?

Savage_Messiah · 06-12-2005, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by deadtrend1

when i bought my 96, the previous owner did the same thing i suspect. The left rear rim was cracked, and the rear end made a griding noise. The LCA's werent bent, just seemed like he screwed up the rear and axels.

I went to contempory corvette in Bristol and got a new rear assembly and rim for a cheap price.

Those are the same bastards who sent me a rear with TCS when I specifically said no TCS...

Sucks to hear man, make sure you ask around here when you find out whats wrong, and maybe someone will have stuff lying around u can use