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TV240M · 02-26-2008, 02:44 PM

juss recently i curbed my car at the track on the passenger rear wheel... was retarded cause i hit the only curb on the whole damn track haha.. anyways. i bent the subframe i believe and my rear brake line busted and sqiurt all out even though its still connected to the caliper... brakes arent working at all right now and i replaced the lower control arm. drives but still fucked up... can anybody give me some ideas of how much it will be to fix this all and where at? somewhere good in socal/ OC? i just need some help guys thanks...

racepar1 · 02-26-2008, 02:52 PM

You bent your subframe on the rumble strips at the track!!!??? That must have been one NASTY curb! Pull the rear wheels off and inspect all the suspension arms VERY closely. It is much more likely that you bent another arm than the subframe, that's a pretty damn strong piece!

TV240M · 02-26-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by racepar1

You bent your subframe on the rumble strips at the track!!!??? That must have been one NASTY curb! Pull the rear wheels off and inspect all the suspension arms VERY closely. It is much more likely that you bent another arm than the subframe, that's a pretty damn strong piece!

well when i replaced the lower control arm it didnt fit correctly onto the brake piece with the ball joint or whatever that is i had to force it in... and the lower control arm is connected to the subframe is it more likey that the other control arms are bent and making the brake piece out of place and the lower control arm taking all the bust for the impact/ or is there a chance the subframe is bent?

racepar1 · 02-26-2008, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by TV240M

well when i replaced the lower control arm it didnt fit correctly onto the brake piece with the ball joint or whatever that is i had to force it in... and the lower control arm is connected to the subframe is it more likey that the other control arms are bent and making the brake piece out of place and the lower control arm taking all the bust for the impact/ or is there a chance the subframe is bent?

If the RUCA or trac arm is bent it will throw the rest of the suspension off. The toe arms bend SUPER EASY! Like I said check it VERY closely, you'll most likely find another arm bent.

DJ_Sunrise · 02-26-2008, 04:41 PM

Fix the brake line and get an alignment. Hopefully you saved the printout the last time you got an alignment done.. If you ever did.. which hopefully you did for instances like this.. lol. This way, you can compare to see what is thrown off.. If not.. Talk to the guy who is doing your alignment.. Tell him you'll throw him an Andrew Jackson if he can help you out and give you some advice. Usually alignment guys are fucken wierdos... And really know their shit. Odd bunch of people...But yeah, ask a pro who does alignments all day.

-Bart

LongGrain · 02-26-2008, 02:58 PM

the chance of your subframe being bent is VERY low, check your toe and traction rods, and replace your damn brake line!!!

TV240M · 02-26-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LongGrain

the chance of your subframe being bent is VERY low, check your toe and traction rods, and replace your damn brake line!!!

how hard is to to bend your subframe???? lol kinda new to 240's

thanks for the help though...

*ManoNegra* · 02-26-2008, 03:54 PM

Pretty damn hard imo. I'm guessing some your other suspension arms are slightly bent aswell.

stinky_180 · 02-26-2008, 05:04 PM

back in 2002 when i was 'trying' to drift, i hit the rear passenger wheel on a curb, pretty badly. i had to replace the lower control arm, traction arm, toe arm, and spindle.

TV240M · 02-26-2008, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by stinky_180

back in 2002 when i was 'trying' to drift, i hit the rear passenger wheel on a curb, pretty badly. i had to replace the lower control arm, traction arm, toe arm, and spindle.

ok how much did that all cost?????

stinky_180 · 02-26-2008, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TV240M

ok how much did that all cost?????

all it cost me was 6 to 10hrs worth of time. my friend was parting out his wrecked 240 and he happened to have all the parts. so he hooked it up, just as long i got the work done that same day.

many members upgrade these multi-link arms to after-market, so im pretty sure you'll find somebody with spares. go ahead and post in the want to buy section. good luck

projectRDM · 02-26-2008, 06:29 PM

The subframe doesn't bend easily, but you can break a mounting staunch off where the Aarm mounts pretty easily.

TV240M · 02-26-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by projectRDM

The subframe doesn't bend easily, but you can break a mounting staunch off where the Aarm mounts pretty easily.

if the mounting staunch is messed up do i have to replace the whole subframe or can that be renewed? i know its a part of the subframe but can anything be done bout that? the staunch is not bent or anything but a little bit bent on the tips but the lower control arm fit on fine? it should be ok right?

*brndck* · 02-26-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by projectRDM

The subframe doesn't bend easily, but you can break a mounting staunch off where the Aarm mounts pretty easily.

one of the first times i went "drifting" i slid hard into a curb and bent the toe rod, lca, and mounting point on the subframe. it was a royal pita to replace the whole subframe, but i found one used from a junkyard for $125 with all the stock rear arms still attached, and then it took about 8 hours to do (i did it on jackstands and it was effing miserable)

joshchewuhh · 02-26-2008, 10:48 PM

similar thing happened to me when i first got my car

replaced lower arm, traction rods, toe rods and axle and possibly rotor just view carefully and compare it to the other side

02-26-2008, 02:44 PM	#1
TV240M Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 6 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	bent subframe and brake lines! juss recently i curbed my car at the track on the passenger rear wheel... was retarded cause i hit the only curb on the whole damn track haha.. anyways. i bent the subframe i believe and my rear brake line busted and sqiurt all out even though its still connected to the caliper... brakes arent working at all right now and i replaced the lower control arm. drives but still fucked up... can anybody give me some ideas of how much it will be to fix this all and where at? somewhere good in socal/ OC? i just need some help guys thanks...

02-26-2008, 05:04 PM	#9
stinky_180 Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pale Blue Dot Age: 40 Posts: 2,064 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	back in 2002 when i was 'trying' to drift, i hit the rear passenger wheel on a curb, pretty badly. i had to replace the lower control arm, traction arm, toe arm, and spindle. __________________ SoCal RallyX Coverage and MTB Ride Reports WheelsDirty

02-26-2008, 06:29 PM	#12
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	The subframe doesn't bend easily, but you can break a mounting staunch off where the Aarm mounts pretty easily. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

02-26-2008, 10:48 PM	#15
joshchewuhh Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: brocal! Posts: 3,681 Trader Rating: (56) Feedback Score: 56 reviews	similar thing happened to me when i first got my car replaced lower arm, traction rods, toe rods and axle and possibly rotor just view carefully and compare it to the other side __________________

02-26-2008, 02:52 PM	#2
racepar1 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: 42 Posts: 9,006 Trader Rating: (106) Rides Gallery: racepar1 Feedback Score: 106 reviews	You bent your subframe on the rumble strips at the track!!!??? That must have been one NASTY curb! Pull the rear wheels off and inspect all the suspension arms VERY closely. It is much more likely that you bent another arm than the subframe, that's a pretty damn strong piece!

02-26-2008, 04:41 PM	#5
DJ_Sunrise Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NJ Age: 38 Posts: 1,134 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Fix the brake line and get an alignment. Hopefully you saved the printout the last time you got an alignment done.. If you ever did.. which hopefully you did for instances like this.. lol. This way, you can compare to see what is thrown off.. If not.. Talk to the guy who is doing your alignment.. Tell him you'll throw him an Andrew Jackson if he can help you out and give you some advice. Usually alignment guys are fucken wierdos... And really know their shit. Odd bunch of people...But yeah, ask a pro who does alignments all day. -Bart

02-26-2008, 02:58 PM	#6
LongGrain Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Midwest Posts: 2,741 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	the chance of your subframe being bent is VERY low, check your toe and traction rods, and replace your damn brake line!!!

02-26-2008, 03:54 PM	#8
ManoNegra Guild of Skullduggerous Intent Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Socal Posts: 7,841 Trader Rating: (48) Feedback Score: 48 reviews	Pretty damn hard imo. I'm guessing some your other suspension arms are slightly bent aswell.