Help ! I wiped out today
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Help ! I wiped out today
After the rain I was going up a on ramp and when I downshift the car spun and went up over a very small curb (rear tires first) and into the grass and spun again before coming to a stop. The car seems to be fine belive it or not besides a broken front spoiler and lots of mud. What should I check because this was kind of rough on the car
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (montie98)
After the rain I was going up a on ramp and when I downshift the car spun and went up over a very small curb (rear tires first) and into the grass and spun again before coming to a stop. The car seems to be fine belive it or not besides a broken front spoiler and lots of mud. What should I check because this was kind of rough on the car
2. Rims
3. Alignment
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (sspackman)
1. Underwear
2. Rims
3. Alignment
2. Rims
3. Alignment
i had a similar mishap a few years ago, cept a rather large curb. look at your strut rod & locating rods?? is that right? make sure their straight. mine all looked like horseshoes.
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (sspackman)
1. Underwear
2. Rims
3. Alignment
2. Rims
3. Alignment
But seriously.... Glad to hear your alright.
I would certainly add:
4. - WTH caused it to happen, so that it doesn't happen again!
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (Fozzy_Bear)
Hey, Ive had the car for 6 years and like to have fun with it. As we know this time of year when the weather changes the roads can become slick when wet due to oil rising to the road surface. Ive never lost control of this car ever in any weather. I guess it was just one of those things a learning experience that could have been alot worse.
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (montie98)
As has been mentioned, alignment and under carriage checkup.
I had similar experience last year but no curb just wet grass and some mud on shoulder of road. darted right to avoid rear ending car in front because i had my head up my ****, went off onto grassy shoulder area, fortunately not much slope to it but I still did at least one 360 before got it stopped. Lots of mud but that's all. You haven't lived until you laid under your car in swim trunks with a hose and blasted mud off for damn near an hour. Emerged looking like a yetti.
I had similar experience last year but no curb just wet grass and some mud on shoulder of road. darted right to avoid rear ending car in front because i had my head up my ****, went off onto grassy shoulder area, fortunately not much slope to it but I still did at least one 360 before got it stopped. Lots of mud but that's all. You haven't lived until you laid under your car in swim trunks with a hose and blasted mud off for damn near an hour. Emerged looking like a yetti.
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (montie98)
Did it ride down the road ok or was it noticable? Mine is an 85
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (montie98)
One of my good friends did the same manuver in the dry. He downshifted and spun the backend around and went sideways over curb, breaking the wheels, rotors, ripping off part of exhaust, busting oil pan, and doing enough damage to total his 00 c5 6spd. I guess turning off the asr and the driving school in San Fransisco he attended a month earlier didn't help.
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Re: Help ! I wiped out today (montie98)
Did similar to mine. Pull all 4 wheels & ck struts, etc & bushings. I had one broken strut & bushings on the anti sway bar.
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