kirzick Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Over the weekend it snowed in Washington. I had just got my 1984 gl all freshened up with new wheel bearing and cv axles. I went to my old schools parking lot which was super snowy and untouched. i had some fun doing awd skids but i got a little crazy. i couldn't see a curb hidden by a snow bank. i went sailing sideways towards a empty looking corner of the lot. BLAM! i hit the curb on my back tire at about 30 mph. As soon as i tired to drive away i knew somthing was wrong. the rear end keeps pulling out to the left and trying to skid me out. I'm at school and the cars at home so i drew this awesome sketch. How likely is it that i majorly screwed up something? i will post better pictures later. thanks. Edited February 11, 2014 by kirzick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmoss5723 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Four wheel steer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92loyale59 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 probably bent rear control arm . easy fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirzick Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 can i unbend it or do i need to get a new one if thats the case. Hopefully ill be tearing it down soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81EA81 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Sounds like fun, I just got done sliding around in the snow myself. But please get to know the difference between 4WD and AWD. Unless your EA81 truly had an AWD gear box. You likely bent a rear trailing arm, maby even snapped the torsion bar,but that would have to be a hard hit. Maby after school go ahead and crawl under your car and take a look for anything bent out of place. Its best to replace bent parts with good used ones. The damaged metal will become weak and will easily bend back. Edited February 11, 2014 by 81EA81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirzick Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Ill keep you guys updated, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l75eya Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Oof! That sounds like a pretty hard hit. See if you can get some pictures of the rear suspension. Both rear wheels are angled? Not just the one that slammed the curb? Get a good picture of your rear diff and the driveshaft too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirzick Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Ill have it on the rack tomorrow. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumoco Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 (edited) Hahaha I just did that in my dads 4runner, didn't bend anything but definitely scared the spoob out of everyone in the truck Edited February 15, 2014 by sumoco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_freddo Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 If you've managed to bend both rear wheels to a new angle you've "done things well". Just not the type of well that you're after! Depending on what you find it could be time for a new rear subframe. But you could've just bent both rear swing arms - still a huge effort to do that!CheersBennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirzick Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Well it appers that the subframe is tweeked. so im going to look for a parts wagon. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford'ssubaru's Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Fun! I put the lift kit on my 16 year olds Subie and broke the front within 2 hours wheeling in the snow with him............Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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