Bent Suspension Bits....Clarification Please

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Minimoke

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Hi all,
The Girlfriend must have thought I was having too much of an easy time or something. So a month after we bought a house she decided to spin my S13 into a ditch. Cheers love.

Before I go smashing cash on suspension arms, I'd like a bit of clarification please....The picture below show all the damage I've found (so far)

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So that's the offside lower arm, I know that one. The smaller arm that's bent....Is that the tension arm? And is the longer one below the toe arm?

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I'll order a full Driftworks kit if I can be sure I'm buying the right bits! Thanks in advance everyone.
 
And just for a laugh....Here's a few pictures of her fantastic effort.

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It was so f**king clean before this. Ah well....
 
Wow, 9.5/10 for distance! lol

Yeah first one is tension rod, second long one is toe arm. May as well grab camber arms while you're at it

Will be worth double checking the mounts on the subframe for the LCA to make sure they aren't cracked. If they are then sourcing a new subframe would probably be best, unless you've got access to a kickarse welder, at which time you could brace those mounts while you're at it
 
BenRice said:
Wow, 9.5/10 for distance! lol

Yeah first one is tension rod, second long one is toe arm. May as well grab camber arms while you're at it

Will be worth double checking the mounts on the subframe for the LCA to make sure they aren't cracked. If they are then sourcing a new subframe would probably be best, unless you've got access to a kickarse welder, at which time you could brace those mounts while you're at it
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Oh yeah, if you're gonna ditch your partner's car....Do it properly. Ha. Poor girl was gutted.

Ah sweet dude, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. I was gonna get the 4 arm package from DW that included toe/tension/camber/front caster arms too.

Ah thanks for the tip, I'll have a closer look around that. It all looks good apart from the obvious bits. I took a few measurements and it all matches.

Thanks again man.
 
Another quick question, I'm assuming all the bushings in the DW arms are solid. Would I be right in saying this won't be causing any knocking or vibration since they're not subframe/far more important bushings? I've only ever ran stock bushes on my cars. Cheers.
 
You can get issues if the arms aren't setup correctly, Hardrace do bushed arms which are way nicer for road use IMO.

Another +1 on getting a new rear subframe, stick some polybushes in that before you fit it as well.
 
r3k1355 said:
You can get issues if the arms aren't setup correctly, Hardrace do bushed arms which are way nicer for road use IMO.

Another +1 on getting a new rear subframe, stick some polybushes in that before you fit it as well.
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That's exactly the information I needed mate. Thank you.

I'll give it a real good once over. She didn't go in fast. Was just a very wet day. What a bugger though!
 
Any fit that is hard enough to bend arms will put pressure on the subframe mounts. If one even has a hairline crack in it you'll get rust, it'll weaken and then snap at the most inopportune time

So yeah, checking the mounts is super important
 
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