see the tear in the passenger side right above the lca mounting point?

http://picasaweb.google.com/Un...epair

and yes, that stock lca is in an almost 90 degree bend, is this repairable? If so, how?

 

Well, the right way to do it IMO is to source out a rear subframe from someone parting out a car like yours or the junkyard, and re-weld the new one in place.

I also would assume you could re-weld that section together and bend everything else back to shape, but It would be weak and probably have rear alignment issues on that side.

 

well I know a good welding shop, so I guess I should start looking for a new rear subframe. My issue is this, how hard is it going to be to get a rear sub off another car and onto mine, versus doing it the easy way like you said, and bending and weld? One seems as though it'd be significantly easier then the other, unless the rear sub only attaches in a few places.

Thanks much for the advise though. Btw, how much do you think Im looking at, if I pay a weld shop to bend and weld it for me?

edit:figured it out, only way to do it without swapping rear subs is a custom frame shop that can bend that back to factory specs(with a machine), Im not sure what im looking at cost wise, but at least i Know for sure it can be done.


Modified by broken_gsr at 1:56 PM 8/5/2008

 

It can be done, but at what cost? Sometimes removing and replacing something ends up being cheaper and more reliable than fixing something thats trying to be saved.

 

you're again, absolutely right, it turns out its easier to just get the new part from acura then deal with a salvage yard cutting. toether with the front end bending(no where near as bad) the frame will run me in the neighborhood of 300usd, in case anyone in a similar situation is curious as to what all this could cost them.