ok so i hit a pot hole one night and i bent my crossmember in. it is the innovative mount x member and i was wondering if the bent x member altered the alighnment of my chassis? i probably bent it like 1 or 2 inches in. any thoughts? ... oh and i alighned the car after i bent it and the dude that alighned the car did not tell me anything about alighnment problems... i bent it like a month ago and i just found out today when i was taking out my radiator... yea it sucks... but yea any thoughts are appreciated. thanx

 

It could have pulled your frame rails in a little, you would have to get the car measured at a body shop to be sure. I would buy a new crossmember and see how it fits and then go from there. This is why my innovative crossmember is still new in the box.

 

ok then i will take it tommorow so they can c if its straight or not... you know of any other xmember that is good but not as expensive as the IM ones? i was gonna buy the traction bar from IM but coughing up that kind of money right now is not an option for me.

 

Bend it back, then reinforce it.

 

Hell of a pot hole! that sucks.

 

ouch. time for a full race one :D

 

it is a "full race" one.

 

hahaha yea LA streets can be brutal! what i will do for now is just bend it back then reinforce it. i dont want to waste money on the xmember for now. i saw it today in the daytime and nothing from the chassis seems to be bent and they coudnt of have alighned it if anything was off right?

 

i'm not getting your pun..when in fact they are two different types of brands and designs.

 

i think you answered you own question about the alignment before you bend it or any thing make sure you can put it back. When it bent what was damaged bolts or mounting area?

 

thats sucks. atleast your motor and headers are fine

 

lol i love how he tries to mock jonny.
Full-Race is a brand. search it before you try to pull something like that again amigo.

 

I guess Ill eat some humble pie...


nice Crossmember