1997 R33 GTs4 Crash

[Johnny]

Hey Everyone,

this is my first post and its not the best one

i was driving home at 2am in da morning and i turned a 90degree corner at 60kph downhill in the wet. my car lost control and i hit the gutter at bout 55kph, my front left wheel is bent ( / - like that)

and my rear left is ( - like that) and im not exagerating

im suprised my 4 wheel drive didnt save the accident.

newayz ive gotta get it fixed , ive sent it to the mechanic n he said its the wishbone, sway bars ????????

has neone eva done this before, either the same accident or can give me an idea on what the damage is ???? plz plz plz

ive spent the last 2days crying and it was my bday yesterday (some bday present) ill be grateful for any advice u'z can gimme.

thankyou

[Sonic]

Advice?

Like slow down? Like that 4-wheel drive won't prevent you losing traction? It's good but not the duck's nuts. It sounds like you need to get some more experience learning the car before you go out and imitate Skaifey. Harsh but the truth.

Try an advanced driver's course or skid-pan day. Invaluable knowledge will be gained by you...

As for repairs, you could be up for a coupla grand (at absolute most, incl towing fees) to correct it all. Swaybar is cheap but to fix a wishbone you'll need to dismantle a fair bit in the front end. Losta labour there bubba. You might also need to get a chassis engineer to check you haven't bent/twisted the chassis. If you did, you could be looking at a write-off...

[dAVE]

Shoudlnt be a too expensive fix.. most of the parts are avaialble second hand from wreckers.

4wd is only going to give u so much extra traction.... your tires will make a big difference too...

best advice.. slow down in the wet

[sven laptop]

And remember: cars don't lose control, drivers do.

[predator]

Looks like you've lost a control arm or something, probably bent a tie rod.

If you are lucky on the damage, and source parts yourself, may be looking at a repair bill under $1000. Suspension, steering stuff always looks really bad as you can't drive the car, but often it can be repaired with not too much difficulty as long as there is no major structural damage. So have hope!

p.s. do some controlled sliding, its invaluable in learning how to control a car when it happens when you *don't* expect it.

[Ginkgo Biloba]

i dont think he really needs the "slow down advice" i think he knows that now. Is bad to crash but does add to experience. A lot of people that HAVENT crashed in the wet dont actually realise how little traction there is, (like myself when i wrote off my first car in the wet) so its expensive but a great lesson to learn earlier on rather than later.

happened to a mate, but not a gts4, gtst. parts were around 1500, not including replacing the rims!. As said its the labour that will sting. Mate was able to do all the labour himself, apart from some lower sill damage which required panel beating. Your lucky the body's ok!

[gts4]

Do you understand how the 4 wheel drive in skylines work?

[Anquetil]

I also think your up for at least $1500 + Body repairs? + Rims if needed?

No flaming from me, I learnt my lesson the hard way in the wet, and now respect the car allot more for it.

I'm sure you wont make the same leadfooted mistake again.

Being a GTS4 it may be harder to find parts?

If your having problems finding parts try http://www.partslocator.com.au/

[skyline33]

Originally posted by Johnny

Hey Everyone,  

this is my first post and its not the best one

i was driving home at 2am in da morning and i turned a 90degree corner at 60kph downhill in the wet. my car lost control and i hit the gutter at bout 55kph, my front left wheel is bent ( / - like that)

and my rear left is (  - like that) and im not exagerating

im suprised my 4 wheel drive didnt save the accident.

newayz ive gotta get it fixed , ive sent it to the mechanic n he said its the wishbone, sway bars ????????  

has neone eva done this before, either the same accident or can give me an idea on what the damage is ???? plz plz plz

ive spent the last 2days crying and it was my bday yesterday (some bday present) ill be grateful for any advice u'z can gimme.  

thankyou

well its hard to tell whats wrong without seeing it, but defenitly the lower control arm would be gone. if you need someone to fix it for you (panel beating, mechanical etc.) give me a call on 0401677698. I'm in Melbourne

Ahmed

[Mr R32 M-Spec]

sorry to hear mate, not the bday present anyone deserves. Parts aren't the killer in any sort of repair, its the LABOUR! try upgrading some of the parts while your there though, I got new front an rear swaybars and now the car handles so much better.

[Merli]

Your car isn't 4WD like you think it is.

It's RWD 99.9% of the time you drive it.

[NA_R33]

Dude i dont know about the rear, but i did a very similar thing a few weaks ago, if u can get ur car on a hoist, do it urself, shouldnt cost more then 300 bucks for parts for the front end, and its not a very hard job. I fixed mine myself along with a mates car who did the same thing also a line. Takes a few hours but nothing really dificult.

[NA_R33]

thats so much money man, if u could do some ur self i would suggest it, i needed new mags, still do, but my total was still under 600 bucks, including a new side skirt. But i got my crash on video, drifting in the vecinity (spelling*) of gutters = BAD.