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wormhole · 07-13-2006, 01:40 AM

Yea, so tonight I made a u-turn and my car caught some gravel and slid right into the curb. All I hear is boom and all I think is siht what did I just screw up. Well my alignment is now off and one side of my rim is ground down. Opps! I just thought that I'd share this idiotic moment with you guys. I'll try to get some pcitures up tommorrow.

CCCP · 07-13-2006, 01:43 AM

wach out next time. You probably messed up your control arm too.

I had similar accident during my first month of driving! I made a u turn when it was raining and my tires caught on those metal construction plate, and my front tire kissed the curb 200$ worth of damage.

thousand_five · 07-13-2006, 01:49 AM

I couldn't resist not reading a thread with "Stupid me" on a title. Good times.
Twice, when it was snowing I caught some ice and went into a curb then a fence. I bent the rim ever so slightly and also srewed up my control arm. this was with my chevy berreta. Nuttin' a little sludge hammer didn't sorta fix.

Muddassir · 07-13-2006, 08:05 AM

I hope that doesn't cost you much..

Snow is not the only problem. Rain could be much worse. Yesterday, I was driving like 60-70km/hr, and had to apply my brakes. The car went out of control. and was about to hit something, but thank God, it got in control before hitting anything... Seem like my front brakes are very good, but rear are fcuked up..

wormhole · 07-13-2006, 01:32 PM

I just got off the phone big-o tire and they have to replace the rim cause it's just too jacked up and I fiqured that much just from looking at it. The lady said that they are a little concerned casue they don't know if anything else got jacked up. See even mentioned that my frame may be bent (worse case) from hitting the curb but I don't think that I hit the crub that hard to do soemthing like. I'll find out more later.

Aussie_Camry · 07-13-2006, 11:42 PM

Yeah Ive had a couple of close shaves.... one time missed a curb my centremetres when it was wet because I approached the corner alittle to fast on tyres with less tread then Id like (needless to say I got new tyres asap). It was lucky though, my car is prity low at the front, hitting a curb front on could have done all sorts of damage