*UPDATE* Yep there's frame damage
02-02-2006, 09:34 AM
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*UPDATE* Yep there's frame damage
Well awhile back I posted a thread about how I got hit:
So I finally got up and got the car running, new battery, blah blah and took it to the shop. He called back today and said that it needed an alignment and the frame was bent a bit. He said he sees suspension bent more from hitting railroad tracks and pot holes, so the insurance company wouldn't even bother with it.
He said he had to order an aligment kit to fix it. Anyone have any idea what hes talking about and where to get it?
He gave me a quote of $466
Originally Posted by doug684
Ok well here's the problem. About a year ago a girl hit me in my front passenger side. She hit my rim, corner light, and bumper. Well the rim was only scratched a little. Shortly after that the car broke down. I just got a new motor in and here is the probelm.
My boot was busted and the CV joint was bad so I went ahead and changed the axle on the front passenger side. Well got the car runinning and it pulls bad to the right. When you hit a bump or uneven spot in the road it will yank in that direction. I figured my alignment was bad due to being hit and the new axle.
I took it to TopLine tires to get an alignment done. Well they call me back and say both my tie rods are bad. Then I tell them I put in the new axle etc etc. Then they call back and say it could be the LCA, or a bent frame, and the tire is pushed in some.. Basically they don't know and told me I would have to take it to a body shop.
My boot was busted and the CV joint was bad so I went ahead and changed the axle on the front passenger side. Well got the car runinning and it pulls bad to the right. When you hit a bump or uneven spot in the road it will yank in that direction. I figured my alignment was bad due to being hit and the new axle.
I took it to TopLine tires to get an alignment done. Well they call me back and say both my tie rods are bad. Then I tell them I put in the new axle etc etc. Then they call back and say it could be the LCA, or a bent frame, and the tire is pushed in some.. Basically they don't know and told me I would have to take it to a body shop.
He said he had to order an aligment kit to fix it. Anyone have any idea what hes talking about and where to get it?
He gave me a quote of $466
02-02-2006, 09:46 AM
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Re: *UPDATE* Yep there's frame damage
If frames got bent from potholes and railroad tracks car companys would have major liability suits all the time. I run an automotive repair shop and there is no way a railroad track or pothole bent your frame unless you where jumping the railroad tracks. You need a second opinion.
02-02-2006, 09:48 AM
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Re: *UPDATE* Yep there's frame damage
Maybe he meant sink holes 
He didn't say thats what bent it. He said he's seen stuff messed up worse from hitting pot holes and railroad tracks. Like the suspension getting messed up.
He didn't say thats what bent it. He said he's seen stuff messed up worse from hitting pot holes and railroad tracks. Like the suspension getting messed up.
02-02-2006, 11:53 AM
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Re: *UPDATE* Yep there's frame damage
Well it didn't suprise me at all the frame was bent a little. I slid into a curb at about 30 MPH, then I went off into a gully that tire hitting first, and then the girl hit me in that tire.
I called him back to make sure he was talking about a camber kit. He said he called and checked on it and it was $86 per side. So $162. I picked up a set on eGay for $60 for both sides.
So with installation and frame work I'm lookin at about $300 (not including the $60 for the camber kit).
What would this have to do with the tire shop not being able to align my car though?
I called him back to make sure he was talking about a camber kit. He said he called and checked on it and it was $86 per side. So $162. I picked up a set on eGay for $60 for both sides.
So with installation and frame work I'm lookin at about $300 (not including the $60 for the camber kit).
What would this have to do with the tire shop not being able to align my car though?
