driving around yesterday, and hit some road trash, what would you do?

how it looked:

after;



i'm a little pissed, its only 2 weeks new

 

That sucks... and only 2weeks new.
But what worries me more is did it cause anything else to bend?

 

i really hope not, i haveny had time to really investagate it yet

 

Certainly fixable, but probably too low to be practical in city driving (apparently).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by zygspeed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Certainly fixable, but probably too low to be practical in city driving (apparently).</TD></TR></TABLE>

but but... It's right between the wheels. And it's not much lower than his exhaust.

What the hell kind of road debris was that, to cause that damage?

 

Why would you bother fixing it?

After getting damaged so severely this quickly, that should indicate to you that this bar will not work on your particular vehicle for your particular uses.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bbasso &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That sucks... and only 2weeks new.
</TD></TR></TABLE>rofl , i sense a bit of sarcasm here.. "2 weeks new"


but back to to this guys horrible loss..

 

You might be able to fix it by welding a piece of angled aluminum on each side. Noticed you are from Flagstaff. Asome twisties through Oak Creek Canyon I would love to take my ITR on that stretch.

 

it was a rock. (i think)

these are just made of aluminum, right?

so it might be cheaper to replace, or get a bigger front sway bar?

opinons welcome

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yeah, and snowbowl road. I should have some video of the car in those areas soon.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hamB18C5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it was a rock. (i think)</TD></TR></TABLE>

jOO think? As in you didn't see and don't know what you hit? That had to be a hell of a whallop.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hamB18C5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
so it might be cheaper to replace, or get a bigger front sway bar?

opinons welcome </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sorry, what bar is this again? Is it really an Antisway bar or is it some Traction bar?

If it's an Antisway bar, I'd stick with stock. If it's a traction bar, I'd ditch it and worry more about concentrating on what's in front of you in the future.

 

It looks like it's hollow from the way it is twisted. If so you may be able to bend it straight and cut it were the crease was. Then sleeve the inside with some IMC or rigid pipe, and drill some holes to put some bolts through.

 

I was going to a company party, and I was looking at which parking lot people where in. Of course, the second I look away, I nail something.

Its a lower tie bar. Similar to the one in the rear, it connects the 2 front lower control arms.

I have a good friend that can weld anything, I am hoping he can fix it, or make me something new.

I guess JB weld isn't a good idea with this one.

 

sry to hear about that...must suk...and i understand too! just installed new game today doesnt work !%@^&!*@ so annoyed...

 

Any good welders out there?

 

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I have a butt load of experience with t-6 and yes that is hollow. The only way to repair that is remove it and cut away the bent section and weld in a new piece. If you try to bend it back it will either kink or brake either way it will be useless. They use aluminum because of its tensile strength which it long longer has any right now.

 

-Remove bar
-Bend bar back into shape
-Sell that piece of ****
-Replace OEM bar

 

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You want twisties.... drive from Globe, Arizona over the pass to Phoenix...

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I have a butt load of experience with t-6 and yes that is hollow. They use aluminum because of its tensile strength which it long longer has any right now. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Tensile strength is a term used for the amount of force used to pull an object apart in a linear fashion....say a piece of rope. Rope is measured by it's tensile strength. Where as when a hollow (or solid pipe) is bent toward it's ends or in the middle is measured by a completely different term. Also, the tendency to bend toward the ends of a hollow/solid pipe are greater than it's tendency to bend directly in the middle of each end.


Modified by Haleiwa-Brando at 12:37 PM 6/26/2005

 

I'm guessing it's probably just as functional with it bent like that.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MinorityGreg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">rofl , i sense a bit of sarcasm here.. "2 weeks new" </TD></TR></TABLE>

Owned by reading.... No sarcasm. Just quoting the gentleman.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hamB18C5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm a little pissed, its only 2 weeks new </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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I don't believe there is an "OEM bar" or any other "oem" piece linking those two locations in the front underbody.

 

i def would not "repair" that, its like a the frame of a car, once its ruined, its ruined! id replace it, but jus my opinion!

 

Were you experiencing chassis flex in the front? That bar definately does not look like something that would survive daily driving.

 

Seeing as how most R's have about 5" of ground clearance - that was a big f'n rock

take that useless piece of metal off and sell it

 

I'm putting an APC sticker on it and putting it on E-bay. LOL.

Probably just gonna hang it on the wall and then replace it.

 

now thats what i call ownage