LONDON PEEPS: General Discussion (Part II)
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UGH... ok.. i need help
i managed to do somethin really bright, and scratch up 2 of my rims, as well as totally mess up the camber on my front passenger wheel
luckily the body is untouched
i couldnt see anything which looked bent or out of place on the suspension (but then again, its pitch black outside, and all i had was a little keychain light)
the only thing i notice while driving is a pull to the right (which im thinking is just because of the funky camber... think bradens rear wheels when it was really dropped, except with the bottom sticking inwards and the top sticking out)
anyone have any recommendation about where to go to get the repairs done? i'm probably going to head to london honda (since they have the LAC discount).. and hopefully, if im really lucky, all that they'll have to do is an alignment
about the rims.. well.. they can wait, although the front passenger looks pretty bad... i remember someone saying something about a place around town that can do some good work (ie taking out bends, powder coating, etc.)... i hope the scratches arent toooo deep to be able to do anything with it
i managed to do somethin really bright, and scratch up 2 of my rims, as well as totally mess up the camber on my front passenger wheel
luckily the body is untouched
i couldnt see anything which looked bent or out of place on the suspension (but then again, its pitch black outside, and all i had was a little keychain light)
the only thing i notice while driving is a pull to the right (which im thinking is just because of the funky camber... think bradens rear wheels when it was really dropped, except with the bottom sticking inwards and the top sticking out)
anyone have any recommendation about where to go to get the repairs done? i'm probably going to head to london honda (since they have the LAC discount).. and hopefully, if im really lucky, all that they'll have to do is an alignment
about the rims.. well.. they can wait, although the front passenger looks pretty bad... i remember someone saying something about a place around town that can do some good work (ie taking out bends, powder coating, etc.)... i hope the scratches arent toooo deep to be able to do anything with it
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the only thing i notice while driving is a pull to the right (which im thinking is just because of the funky camber... think bradens rear wheels when it was really dropped, except with the bottom sticking inwards and the top sticking out)
anyone have any recommendation about where to go to get the repairs done? i'm probably going to head to london honda (since they have the LAC discount).. and hopefully, if im really lucky, all that they'll have to do is an alignment
the only thing i notice while driving is a pull to the right (which im thinking is just because of the funky camber... think bradens rear wheels when it was really dropped, except with the bottom sticking inwards and the top sticking out)
anyone have any recommendation about where to go to get the repairs done? i'm probably going to head to london honda (since they have the LAC discount).. and hopefully, if im really lucky, all that they'll have to do is an alignment
there is no way to adjust the camber of our wheels from the factory
so... forget the simple alignment
something mustve been seriously bent
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Rep Power: 0 ok... well.. i took a closer look and from what i can tell, things dont look tooooo bad
the tie rod is in good shape, but its connection to the strut assembly is on a pretty obvious angle (you know, the part where the tie rod boot is, then there is a bolt connecting it to the strut)
to me, that would logically mean that everything below that point is still straight (since the bend would have to be above the connection to the tie rod)
there isnt any oil leaking anywhere.. so, im guessing nothing serious happened to the shock
the CV joint *looks* ok and *felt* ok when i was driving, but then again, it was difficult to tell since the car was pulling right anyway
i popped the hood to take a look at the frame around where the strut is bolted on.. and it also doesnt seem bent, but its difficult to compare since the left and right sides of the frame are slightly different
anyway, best guess so far is that the upper part of the strut is damaged and took the brunt of the hit
EDIT: oh yeah, not to mention my rim taking quite a bit of the hit too
you guys are going to cry when you see the rim.. lol.. either that, or kick me for curbing it
the tie rod is in good shape, but its connection to the strut assembly is on a pretty obvious angle (you know, the part where the tie rod boot is, then there is a bolt connecting it to the strut)
to me, that would logically mean that everything below that point is still straight (since the bend would have to be above the connection to the tie rod)
there isnt any oil leaking anywhere.. so, im guessing nothing serious happened to the shock
the CV joint *looks* ok and *felt* ok when i was driving, but then again, it was difficult to tell since the car was pulling right anyway
i popped the hood to take a look at the frame around where the strut is bolted on.. and it also doesnt seem bent, but its difficult to compare since the left and right sides of the frame are slightly different
anyway, best guess so far is that the upper part of the strut is damaged and took the brunt of the hit
EDIT: oh yeah, not to mention my rim taking quite a bit of the hit too
you guys are going to cry when you see the rim.. lol.. either that, or kick me for curbing it
Last edited by Falcon; Jul 13, 2003 at 12:16 AM.
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Rep Power: 0 Don't worry Chris, i'll kick you really hard once i see what you did to my old rims!!!!!!! God dammit!! How did you do it? Stop having girls go down on you while your driving! Sheesh.
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Rep Power: 0 I guess i'm not getting the Konis today. MattC1 was online a little while ago, i pm'd him asking him if he was still coming, and i haven't had a response back from him yet. I called him, left a message, nothing. I posted a message in the For Sale/Canada section under his thread for the Konis while he was online. I waited, and nothing. I'm not liking this at all. I'm not gonna sit here all day and wait. My girl is tanning right now in her back yard. I think i'm gonna head over there. he he he.
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by R1Style
Dude... that is some serious camber.... go get that fixed asap.
Dude... that is some serious camber.... go get that fixed asap.
oh yeah.. i brought it into london honda this morning.. should be like new by wednesday
i guess my original look at things was pretty close: strut and strut spindle need replacement, but the control arm is also bent and needs to be replaced, the beam is only minimally damaged and should cause no problems
my front rim is totally wreaked, bent and all that.. the rear is just scrubbed a bit... i think im going to replace both of them (chris is getting me a pretty good deal on them)
thank god i kicked my laziness and actually paid my $15 to join the LAC.. it just saved me about $350
no mods for a while
(cept maybe that shift boot.. cause it'll be free.. lol)im not sure what im going to do with two fugly rims tho.....
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I got my tire fixed, thankfully I didn't have to drive my car anywhere
I got my tire fixed, thankfully I didn't have to drive my car anywhere
what happend to your tire bro?
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Rep Power: 0 ahhh.. i see
well.. i'd like to use it as a full size spare, but i wont have a tire for it
the paradas on the busted up rims are going to get taken off and put on the new rims
maybe i'll hang onto it till i get new tires
as for the really bent up one.. i dunno.. maybe we can throw it off the top level during a roof-top meet and see if we can hit bruno's old computer.. lol
well.. i'd like to use it as a full size spare, but i wont have a tire for it
the paradas on the busted up rims are going to get taken off and put on the new rims
maybe i'll hang onto it till i get new tires
as for the really bent up one.. i dunno.. maybe we can throw it off the top level during a roof-top meet and see if we can hit bruno's old computer.. lol
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Rep Power: 0 ha ha. If one rim is still in half decent shape, save it for a spare. I can get you Parada Spec 2s cheap right now Chris. I'm talking like $160 for an 18" tire!!!
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Rep Power: 0 lol.. empty pockets, full credit card, but thats an awesome price!
btw, that reminds me.. i have to get in touch with that guy to see if he still wants those avids... i'll let you know
btw, that reminds me.. i have to get in touch with that guy to see if he still wants those avids... i'll let you know
