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Devon300zx 09-20-15 04:43 PM

Cracked my frame and bent my k member
 
I hit a concrete sewage pipe when turning around in some tall grass, was only going about 10 mph if that, it popped my tire , bent my cross member and cracked my frame , the crack Is on the back of my drivers side wheel well, my drivers wheel is pushed out from the bent k member so it's not straight like the passenger side, my car yanks hard to the left if I don't hold the wheel, do you think that frame crack is fixable, I have a 1988 rx7 turbo 2 with 72k miles


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Rikk 09-20-15 05:00 PM

I would take the bent crossmember and any noticeably damaged components off and use a new (or undamaged) crossmember to judge how bad it is
GL

Devon300zx 09-20-15 05:24 PM


Originally Posted by badsvt1 (Post 11970389)
I would take the bent crossmember and any noticeably damaged components off and use a new (or undamaged) crossmember to judge how bad it is
GL

do you think a cross member will straighten it so my wheel is straight? The control arms and tierods looked ok , think that crack will effect my ability to drive straight

misterstyx69 09-20-15 07:15 PM

you need a body shop to assess the damage and put the frame back into spec.

RotaryEvolution 09-20-15 07:19 PM

well, technically a frame shop who specializes in frame work. a bodyshop who may happen to do frame work probably will do half ass work.

Rikk 09-20-15 09:20 PM


Originally Posted by Devon300zx (Post 11970395)
do you think a cross member will straighten it so my wheel is straight? The control arms and tierods looked ok , think that crack will effect my ability to drive straight

What I meant was a new crossmember will give you a reference to the extent of the damage, even a tape measure and some string can give you a great starting point to determining the amount/severity of damage, as Lyger said a frame shop is the most professional way to address the issue, if the funds aren't available for that you can do quite a bit with a tree a come along and ratcheting binders(for chaining down heavy equipment)

misterstyx69 09-21-15 12:26 AM


Originally Posted by Lyger (Post 11970436)
well, technically a frame shop who specializes in frame work. a bodyshop who may happen to do frame work probably will do half ass work.

Sorry Tiger Guy...lol!..(by the way,Love the new Avatar..you look Titanium!)
The shop I took my car to did frame straightening as well as body work.
They call themselves a collision shop.I assumed that is the norm..
Hence why I mentioned "body" shop.

RotaryEvolution 09-21-15 05:59 PM


Originally Posted by misterstyx69 (Post 11970514)
Sorry Tiger Guy...lol!..(by the way,Love the new Avatar..you look Titanium!)


lol thanks, i'm partial to steampunk 'cause i can be a bit nerdy and love to fabricate.

Devon300zx 09-22-15 12:07 PM

getting a new crossmember today. does the s4 and s5 have the same crossmember?


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