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Yep, hit the front left tyre hard into a gutter trying to drift......

The front left castor rod has snapped off and the control arm is bent + the brakes make an awful scraping noise when I brake + the wheel is back (towards the back of the car) more than it should be and is pretty loose.

What have I done?

Is it fixable?

Have I dont any permanent damage?

What parts would I need?

Is it a job I can do at home?

How much would I be looking at for parts and labour?

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Dude I did exactly the same thing about a month ago in my R33. In every case it seems to the front left wheel for everyone..pretty strange.

I bent 2 things that im not sure of, and my wheel was pushed way back.

I got the parts through Nissan. Took less then a week to get the parts flown in from Japan and fitted. Cost me about $1000.

You could source secondhand parts and do it for probably half that.

Anyway sorry I cant help you anymore, but just letting you know heaps of people have done it. :)

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Now people might understand that message above lil kitty over there:uh-huh:

Snapped 3rd in the wet... Bad idea. Speedo went from 60 to 130:burnout: , in half a second flat, lost it completely, then the front left met with a gutter.

I reckon I hit the gutter at about 70 so needles to say I mangled the rim (lucky it was a stocky), and forced it to sit on a 15 degree angle. Given that, the lower suspension arm now looked more like an elbow join. The steering rack end wasnt steering anymore, and the control arm had seen better days. Also, after the front hit, the rear end slid into the gutter as well scratching the sh1t out of the rim.

Before we go further, can I just say that J-spec ROCK!!!! And anyone wanting to import through them should look no further! Heres why:

Craig from J-spec came to my house and assessed the damage at 10pm. He organised a tow to pick it up the next day and had me back on the road within 3 days!! The whole process cost me $540! That included a tow, 2 new rims, wheel balance and alignment, lower suspension arm, a steering rack end, a control arm, and the car dropped back at my place:D :D:cool: :)

I LOVE J-SPEC IMPORTS!!!!

So basically, if your able to source the parts second hand, and have someone in the know fit it for you, it shouldnt cost too much.

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Everybody makes mistakes.

I was doing something stupid (speeding), im sure every1 else that has damaged their car thinks the same about what they did.

As far as we know, hes only damaged his car, not any1 else's, so i think its a valuable experience :cool:.

You will be in a similar situation at some point, ease up.

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Originally posted by 2fardown

wtf man? This won't help you either but that post was a waiste of time. :cool:

sorry... My deepest apology to you...

I was saying that cuz I saw one of nicest R33 GTR doing similar drifiting corner on the tight public road and Crashed in to the gutter... I saw it and thought man I sorry for the car not the owner...:D (If you cant do it right Dont do it at all)

anyway I had to take out on some one... and I came back red your post and only thing on me mind was my comments....

I am sorry I apologise.... :D

cheers

Joe

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Originally posted by Pva_Glue

sorry but this wont help...  

but u r IDIOT  

cheers  

Joe  

The thing I forgot to mention is, when I snapped 3rd it was accidental. I just put that fraction too much power to those crappy stocky 205 tyres before they went balistic. The same thing happened to my cuz in his VS commo!

Dont speak too soon, it may happen to you...

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The tyres wernt changed during complience coz they're sold here in Oz. Bridgestones with 65% tred. Lucky coz it saved me $100s.

Anyway after they die (shouldnt be too long now) its 255 rear, 235 front on a nice set of 18s!:cool: Hopefully I'll be able accelerate in the wet... even after a few more mods!:D

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Originally posted by riggaP

The tyres wernt changed during complience coz they're sold here in Oz. Bridgestones with 65% tred. Lucky coz it saved me $100s.

Anyway after they die (shouldnt be too long now) its 255 rear, 235 front on a nice set of  18s!:P  Hopefully I'll be able accelerate in the wet... even after a few more mods!:)

I dont think so.

I have 255 45 18 all round & no traction in wet (only light mods)

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