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Krunko · 05-12-2002, 07:11 PM

Yeah so I'm heading to Dallas from Tulsa, OK to go visit my friend and go see Noise Ratchet play.  There is a highway I have to turn off onto, but the street signs are really confusing.  Usually when you have a sign over a single lane that means stay in this lane to go to this highway....well aparantly the government sort of ignored that one this time.  I end up at the last moment turning sharp right to get off the highway.  I was going probably about 75 when I started turning.  I turned a little too sharp and my rear end got loose and I lost control sending my car flying at about a 45 degree angle.  I eventually  hit the curb of the off/on ramp and went into the grass.

I was happy I was ok but then I knew my car had to be totally screwed up.  Thank God, surprisingly it wasn't seriously messed up at all.  I probably hit the curb at about 45mph, so I figured it was going to be messed up everywhere.  My left sideskirt (I have a 98) got scratched underneath, but you can only see the scratches if you look under it.  Also I ended up denting in some chassis bar things that are underneath my car.  I don't know exactly what they are called but they tend to bend very easily.  My alignment is a little more off now, and I"m hoping  I just need to get my car re-aligned.  it would suck if I bent up some important suspension stuff.  My steering wheel likes to shake a littel bit at about 60mph.  I'm waiting on my shocks, going to put them and my prokit on, and then get my car re-aligned.  Hopefully that fixes it.

Yeah.  I'm OK.  My car is pretty ok.  Yay.

05-12-2002, 07:11 PM	#1
Krunko Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Sherman Oaks, CA Posts: 349 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah so I'm heading to Dallas from Tulsa, OK to go visit my friend and go see Noise Ratchet play.  There is a highway I have to turn off onto, but the street signs are really confusing.  Usually when you have a sign over a single lane that means stay in this lane to go to this highway....well aparantly the government sort of ignored that one this time.  I end up at the last moment turning sharp right to get off the highway.  I was going probably about 75 when I started turning.  I turned a little too sharp and my rear end got loose and I lost control sending my car flying at about a 45 degree angle.  I eventually  hit the curb of the off/on ramp and went into the grass. I was happy I was ok but then I knew my car had to be totally screwed up.  Thank God, surprisingly it wasn't seriously messed up at all.  I probably hit the curb at about 45mph, so I figured it was going to be messed up everywhere.  My left sideskirt (I have a 98) got scratched underneath, but you can only see the scratches if you look under it.  Also I ended up denting in some chassis bar things that are underneath my car.  I don't know exactly what they are called but they tend to bend very easily.  My alignment is a little more off now, and I"m hoping  I just need to get my car re-aligned.  it would suck if I bent up some important suspension stuff.  My steering wheel likes to shake a littel bit at about 60mph.  I'm waiting on my shocks, going to put them and my prokit on, and then get my car re-aligned.  Hopefully that fixes it. Yeah.  I'm OK.  My car is pretty ok.  Yay.