Dont hit curbs doing 50mph
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Dont hit curbs doing 50mph
I messed up pretty badly today. I was on a twisty road doing 50. My tires are pretty worn out, so traction was not that great, and on top of that they might have been a little wet.
So basically I was driving too fast and the rear end spun out to the left. I slid into the curb and my left rear wheel got hit hard. When I got out the wheel was sitting at a 60 or 70 degree angle. I drove it to a friends house about a mile away, always staying below 15mph, and the entire time the car was making "drifting" noises, and it was hard to keep under control.
I took a look under the car. The sway bar was completely twisted up, and the control arm is also destroyed, and I think the axle may be bent up a little. The axle will be 720, and the control arm is about 120, and I don't know about the sway bar. Hopefully it will be less than 1500 to repair.
It's at Infiniti right now and they will look at it Tuesday. This was a great way to ruin my labor day weekend
So basically I was driving too fast and the rear end spun out to the left. I slid into the curb and my left rear wheel got hit hard. When I got out the wheel was sitting at a 60 or 70 degree angle. I drove it to a friends house about a mile away, always staying below 15mph, and the entire time the car was making "drifting" noises, and it was hard to keep under control.
I took a look under the car. The sway bar was completely twisted up, and the control arm is also destroyed, and I think the axle may be bent up a little. The axle will be 720, and the control arm is about 120, and I don't know about the sway bar. Hopefully it will be less than 1500 to repair.
It's at Infiniti right now and they will look at it Tuesday. This was a great way to ruin my labor day weekend
Last edited by G35ftw; Sep 2, 2006 at 06:34 PM.
i went up a curb also.....noticed that the control arms on g's r pretty weak..my control arm went to **** also..the whole wheel was pretty much on the ground..but ive been noticing that problem though on this forum...i just got my car back the other day after it being in the shop for 3 weeks...still runnin' good though!..good luck on ur ride....
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Originally Posted by Mo's Tre' 5
i went up a curb also.....noticed that the control arms on g's r pretty weak..my control arm went to **** also..the whole wheel was pretty much on the ground..but ive been noticing that problem though on this forum...i just got my car back the other day after it being in the shop for 3 weeks...still runnin' good though!..good luck on ur ride....
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Ouch! Sorry to read about your incident. However, good to read that nothing serious happened to you. Good luck with your fix. 
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I did that when I had 2,200 miles on my 03 Coupe (this was around 3 years ago). Left rear wheel was sitting at an angle...needed a new rim, whole new left rear suspension setup of shock absorber, spring, etc. Including the price of the new rim ($840), the repairs came to $4,500. I had VDC off as well...it was probably the last time I ever turned it off.
Sorry to hear what happened. If the Infiniti dealership is efficient, you should be able to have the car back on the road in less than 2 weeks....at the very least, this type of accident, everything needs to be replaced so the car will perform exactly the way it used to.
Sorry to hear what happened. If the Infiniti dealership is efficient, you should be able to have the car back on the road in less than 2 weeks....at the very least, this type of accident, everything needs to be replaced so the car will perform exactly the way it used to.