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Hey guys need some advice... my maget borrowed my car and hit a curb... snapped my rim and bent the swing arms... I need to know if these are easy to replace... its the main suspension arm... also would i take it to a smash repair joint to get it assesed?? need to know urgently PLEASE

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LOLL this happened to me while ago,,

anyways, not a bad thing, your wheel probably looks bent in at the bottom now, right? well all u need to do is call up a few wreckers, ask for a lower control arm for whatever side it is. hopefully u got a spare rim, othrwise thats the most expensive bit.

I was lucky i found a replacement rim for cheap, i bought a new trye and had the control arm replaced and the wheel fitted.

you will need a wheel allignment after this altogether cost me about 250 or so

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been there, done that, was it front or rear hit?? if it was a rear hit... he was doing something very silly in a car that wasnt his.. id be finding a new mate if that was the case.. mates dont do that to mates

if it was you though, you can say it was you, i put mine into a gutter... front first, under steer coz lhf tyre pressure was low.. came around funny corkscrew corner bit too quick and off she went.. everyones been there and done something silly.. no shame in it.

busted steering knuckle, control arm, castor rod, brake line, coilover, and cross member.

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