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Old 05-19-2013, 06:46 AM
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I have had my s for two weeks, so yesterday was not a good day.. After finishing doing the uk mod at my local exhaust shop i headed to my house, on my way there some one decided it was a good idea cutting a car next to me and Me, i was on the far right doing like 38 mph when i see this car right in front of me i managed to not crash them but my S went sliding i managed to not crash the front end against the curb but my rear passenger side took the damage im trying to see what i would be buying to have it running again, i broke the rim, the tire still good, i drove it home on a donut and the steering is off by like 2 inches. Tell me what do i need to order i want to have running this upcoming week. Also forgot to say the toe is off and visible and has some positive camber. I will put more pics up


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..call your insurance company.

And post pics of the damage and the whole car. All I can tell from that pic is that you need a new wheel.
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..call your insurance company.

And post pics of the damage and the whole car. All I can tell from that pic is that you need a new wheel.
He's got another post in the NE section stating he does not have full coverage
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from my understanding, ap1 or ap2, you should not be driving around with the spare on the back wheel. you should place a front wheel on the back and put the spare up front.
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Originally Posted by icantbeseen1
from my understanding, ap1 or ap2, you should not be driving around with the spare on the back wheel. you should place a front wheel on the back and put the spare up front.

I've read that also, why is that so?
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Originally Posted by stevenw
Originally Posted by icantbeseen1' timestamp='1368986752' post='22552901
from my understanding, ap1 or ap2, you should not be driving around with the spare on the back wheel. you should place a front wheel on the back and put the spare up front.

I've read that also, why is that so?
Because running the smaller diameter wheel causes undue stress on the LSD.

OP: sorry about your misfortune. Hope you are able to get it fixed with very little pain. Glad no one is injured.
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I don't understand what happened. Someone cut you off and you spun while braking? You have suspension damage and those components are not cheap.

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He's got another post in the NE section stating he does not have full coverage
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Get another wheel and go get alignment.
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Originally Posted by icantbeseen1
from my understanding, ap1 or ap2, you should not be driving around with the spare on the back wheel. you should place a front wheel on the back and put the spare up front.
That's the 1st thing I thought too.
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