Had a crash in my Silvia :( Front wheel is touching rear of guard!?

[s13q]

Okay so I had a bit of an accident in my S13.. Was linking it up a straight road when I over did it and went into a gutter on lock.

The passenger front wheel is touching the rear guard now :/

I have changed the LCA, crossmember and its still the same! even though the chassis is technically damaged (see photos) its just the tow hook, theres no kinks in the actual rail.

I have adjust castor rods but there is no thread left in them so does that mean they cant be adjusted any more forward? Also is it even possible to make the castor SETTINGS mess up in a accident?

I cant find what is wrong! Any ideas?

Thanks

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[Hiighboost2]

Bent coilover?

[s13q]

Bent coilover?

Coilovers are fine, I was thinking a bent knuckle but

1. Ive never heard of that happening
2. I cant even tell if its bent or not lol

[jr_ss]

Your tension rod bracket is bent in the rear? Looks like the frame is fucked there too.

Better picture would help

[s13q]

Your tension rod bracket is bent in the rear? Looks like the frame is fucked there too.

Better picture would help

Hope these help!

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[theboy]

how square is the core support to the frame rail now? Same goes for how square the frame rail is to the firewall? When you hit did it bend the cross members? how bad are the holes in the frame rail the bolts go through. Post pics of the car after the damage was done and not just after you "fixed" it.

[derass]

http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/240sx/1991-1994_general/BF.pdf

There is a diagram on the last page that will let you determine if the chaasis is bent and by how much.

[az_240]

A good alignment shop can probably tell you what's wrong.

If you can't find anyone that can figure it out then time to take everything apart and measure points found in the FSM. If everything is square around the lower end (looks kinda fucked though like jr_ss said) then the strut tower might be pushed forward causing low caster.

[Def]

Front core support looks pretty bent. Repair it, or get a frame shop to pull it.

[LockOn!]

Frames bent. I did the same thing to a Cressida a few years back. Pushed the wheel back into the well, replaced ALL the arms, still fucked. Went to a collision center and had that bitch pulled straight for a few hundred dollars.

[anti tyler]

Think about it... Wheels connected to the FLCA the FLCA also branches out through the tension rod and sway bar. If your tension rod is still connected to your FLCA in this condition then you can go ahead and count on your front rails being bent...


In an unlikely yet better case scenario you have bent the front subframe with minimum damage to the rails.

[5280VertDET]

Same thing happened on my G20, FLCA is most likely bent. Take it to an alignment shop, they'll confirm.