Bent My Lateral Link
10-23-2003, 10:37 PM
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Bent my lateral link, anyone know the prices for one, or is anyone selling a used one from a parts car for cheap? Is it bad to continue driving on it? And any tricks on making the install easier?
and since im bored here's how it happened:
ok we setup a closed off drifting course in an abandoned companies giant parking lot. And we were all having fun. I was busting out some fun drifts, as was everyone else.
THEN the ******* showed up. Kid who goes on and on about his wrx.
Decides he wants to show us that awd is better then rwd challenges my friend with an older supra to a race he turns him down and we just tell the kid to get out (me making the biggest scene about it lol)
He refuses and parks his car and says hell just watch. so im like whatever. my turn comes up and i start going when i hear a loud *** BOV behind me (my BOV is NOT loud) It's the ******* WRX. Im already approaching the drift corner and have it all setup so no time to pull out of it. This ******* decides to slam on the gas and cut the inside nearly hitting/killing me so i take drastic measures, causing me to lose control but managed to only bang into a curb which bent my lateral link.
moderators: please dont move to kills section this is 2nd gen specific, minus the story.
kevin.
and since im bored here's how it happened:
ok we setup a closed off drifting course in an abandoned companies giant parking lot. And we were all having fun. I was busting out some fun drifts, as was everyone else.
THEN the ******* showed up. Kid who goes on and on about his wrx.
Decides he wants to show us that awd is better then rwd challenges my friend with an older supra to a race he turns him down and we just tell the kid to get out (me making the biggest scene about it lol)
He refuses and parks his car and says hell just watch. so im like whatever. my turn comes up and i start going when i hear a loud *** BOV behind me (my BOV is NOT loud) It's the ******* WRX. Im already approaching the drift corner and have it all setup so no time to pull out of it. This ******* decides to slam on the gas and cut the inside nearly hitting/killing me so i take drastic measures, causing me to lose control but managed to only bang into a curb which bent my lateral link.
moderators: please dont move to kills section this is 2nd gen specific, minus the story.
kevin.
10-23-2003, 10:54 PM
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oh and this was NOT street racing, it was more like car-in-motion-watching. there was SUPPOSED to be only one car going at a time to prevent the feel of competition...till the wrx ******* (paul) decided to attack me.
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10-23-2003, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Oct 23 2003, 10:55 PM
which lateral link ?
you talking about the camber link on the diff ?
i'm just confused what you are talking about
is it the kid in the blue WRX that beat me on the highway ?
you talking about the camber link on the diff ?
i'm just confused what you are talking about
is it the kid in the blue WRX that beat me on the highway ?
was the blue wrx youre talking about dropped, exhaust, gold/bronze wheels, sti foglight covers, sti spoiler?
if so thats this kid "frogger" his car is pretty ******* sick, got a standalone and everything. Right now he is second fastest in wayne only to the low 11 '03 cobra
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10-23-2003, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Oct 23 2003, 11:06 PM
how did you only bend that ..........that's nearly impossible
i expected to have my rims snapped in half but it only has minor curb rash now.
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10-23-2003, 11:10 PM
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as for how i ONLY bent that. i dunno, what else should i look for? i checked all the components on both sides that i could see. none were cracked and none looked out of shape except that one.
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10-23-2003, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Oct 23 2003, 11:15 PM
pull the wheel off check the a-arm and shock among other things
ill take off the wheel tomorrow and give it a better inspection.
the car drives perfectly fine no vibrations at low or high speeds, just alignement is off a bit, camber is more negative on that wheel (it looks like it, the top of that wheels is farther in towards the body then the pass. one is) and taking tight right turns feels a little loose.
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