[subyboy828]

Hey im new to this forum and I hope u guys can help. So the other nite, i was going about 70mph. And a idiot stopped in the middle of the freeway with his lights off. I had to dodge him by the time i saw him it was too late. So i swerve to the left and lost control and my car did a full 180 and drifted into the wall on the right side of the freeway. Im guessing i hit the wall around 30mph - 40 mph. My wheel was fully turned to right when i smack the wall. Luckly my side is fine, the only damage was my rim and bumper. I guess my wheel saved my car.... but i think my suspension is screwed.

I need your opinion what looks broken and what needs to be fixed or checked? How much u think its gonna cost? thanks a lot please help

btw its a 05 sti








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[LOLSTi]

Holy crap you are lucky!

[Szumita]

ouch. damn, glad your o.k though. looks like the sway bar could be bent. not sure on what else, im not too keen on suspension...

[RdRacer301]

First thing I see is tie-rod and wheel. There may be other damages. I'd check the diff as well, just in case. Also, I wouldn't be surprised if your steering rack is trashed.

[LOLSTi]

Originally Posted by Szumita

ouch. damn, glad your o.k though. looks like the sway bar could be bent. not sure on what else, im not too keen on suspension...

Actually that isn't the swaybar. The swaybar is the big black thing connected to the endlinks with the four blue dots.

[Interior Flaire]

That be a broken tie-rod end, dude. Gonna take a new rack, tie-rod & spindle, from what I can see. Oh, and, a new wheel.

CB

[RdRacer301]

Oh and the axle might be done too.

Sorry for all the bad news. It's a pretty hard hit to bend the tie-rod like that.
Glad to hear you're ok

[Szumita]

Originally Posted by LOLSTi

Actually that isn't the swaybar. The swaybar is the big black thing connected to the endlinks with the four blue dots.

yep, goes to show how bad i am with suspension. time to read up on it...

[LOLSTi]

Originally Posted by Szumita

yep, goes to show how bad i am with suspension. time to read up on it...

[Glycerin]

yeah man thats sucks. good thing that was all and your ok. you gonna put it on insurance or take care of it yourself?

[subyboy828]

Originally Posted by fastcb

That be a broken tie-rod end, dude. Gonna take a new rack, tie-rod & spindle, from what I can see. Oh, and, a new wheel.

CB

thank you everyone for your response and concern. Well i gotta fork out my own money to fix this. I already have enuff problems with insurance. I guess im pretty lucky since no one got hurt.

How can i tell if my steering rack and spindle is screwed? And how do i check if my diff is OK? Where can i get some good prices for STi parts? used or new?

Also I notice my right wheel still turns fine, when i put it in first it still goes. My friend told me to fix the tie-rod for now.. and get a alignment and work from there.

[tripod]

You cant guess, take it in, my son had a similar accidnet, the car went bac 3 times until they got done replacing parts that were not apparent.

figure on $1,500 to 2,500 Insurence should cover it.

[subyboy828]

how bad was his incident? have any pics or post im j/w wut ill be looking at.

Originally Posted by tripod

You cant guess, take it in, my son had a similar accidnet, the car went bac 3 times until they got done replacing parts that were not apparent.

figure on $1,500 to 2,500 Insurence should cover it.

[chaos311clarity]

i would let insurance cover it man... thats gonna be a decent amount of cash... and if theres something screwed up that you cant see right away ... they can pay for it when they find it haha