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Hard to say what the insurance company will do without first getting a competent body shop to look the car over and give a detailed estimate of the cost to repair. Hopefully the frame has not been bent.
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Doesn't look as bad in the pic, the bumper shifted to the right... The steering wheel is complete turned to the right to keep it going straight. Rear tire sits at an angle and wobbles when driven. Hard to see in pic.
Oh and it shifts ruff now? Tranny shifted?? Muffler drags and something is leaking in the rear?
All a result of a lady who ran a red light and railed me..... Says she was going 30-35 sure as hell felt a lot harder.....she never hit the brakes drove thru me as she was buckling her son back in as he got out his car seat....
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From: Huntersville, NC
tough break
You probably have a little frame bending going on. If the wheel wobbles, then the wheel is bent. The rear cradle really can't shift it is pinned to the frame. If it isn't where it should be then the frame is the problem because the frame took the hit, not the rear cradle. You may have a bent rear tie rod, but they are cheap and easy to find.
Measure the dimension from the front of the tire to the wheelwell opening on both sides of the car. The GM spec is +/- 5 mm. That will be a clue about whether the frame is bent. Note, the wheels are not exactly centered in the wheel well, so a front to back well to tire measurement doesn't mean anything.
I hit a tire wall at the track at 80 and had similar damage. Frame straightening is probably going to be needed. It looks like the rear hatch is aligned OK, so unless the rocker panel is busted, you may have fewer parts to fix than you think. The rear tub is probably busted a little (fix it) and your rear bumper cross member is bent. The rear fascia and that fender come off easily, so they need to come off to further assess damage.
How's the door alignment with the rocker? if it is ok and not jammed, then the damage is probably confined to the back
Don't drive it much, with the torque tube in a jam from a bent frame, you can cause some damage to the drive train
Good news is If you go to a good shop, you should get out at $4k or less, so if you get a total from the insurance company and take your time you can get it fixed. Find a body shop that does coorinate measurements. They can measure your frame and tell you how it is bent.
You probably have a little frame bending going on. If the wheel wobbles, then the wheel is bent. The rear cradle really can't shift it is pinned to the frame. If it isn't where it should be then the frame is the problem because the frame took the hit, not the rear cradle. You may have a bent rear tie rod, but they are cheap and easy to find.
Measure the dimension from the front of the tire to the wheelwell opening on both sides of the car. The GM spec is +/- 5 mm. That will be a clue about whether the frame is bent. Note, the wheels are not exactly centered in the wheel well, so a front to back well to tire measurement doesn't mean anything.
I hit a tire wall at the track at 80 and had similar damage. Frame straightening is probably going to be needed. It looks like the rear hatch is aligned OK, so unless the rocker panel is busted, you may have fewer parts to fix than you think. The rear tub is probably busted a little (fix it) and your rear bumper cross member is bent. The rear fascia and that fender come off easily, so they need to come off to further assess damage.
How's the door alignment with the rocker? if it is ok and not jammed, then the damage is probably confined to the back
Don't drive it much, with the torque tube in a jam from a bent frame, you can cause some damage to the drive train
Good news is If you go to a good shop, you should get out at $4k or less, so if you get a total from the insurance company and take your time you can get it fixed. Find a body shop that does coorinate measurements. They can measure your frame and tell you how it is bent.
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