steering problem

[kellywellz]

Tonight i got in a little accident, i went around a corner hit ice and went into the curb, i found that the brake rotor was busted, and my rims were pretty messed up, but also something is wrong with my steering everytime i hit a little bump it jerks me all over, anyone know what is wrong? thanks

[FE3-323]

your alignment is fubared. alot more is probably bent.

take it to an alignment shop & have them tell you whats bent on that side.

[kellywellz]

What is fabured also what all do u think could be bent?

[therieldeal]

fubar = f-ed up beyond all recognition

you could very easily have a bent control arm, bent tie rod, bent steering rack, bent strut, bent... lots of things.

-jon

[kellywellz]

how much could all this cost?im about to scrap the damn car i havent been able to keep it on the road for more than a week at a time, although it was kinda my fault this time.

[therieldeal]

depends what is bent... control arms you could get from the junkyard. tie rods arent that expensive, you should use new ones if they are damaged. steering rack you could use a junkyard one. strut you should buy a new one. it all depends, and also depends if you do the work yourself or not.

if you scrap it i'll buy the kia transmission and axles, assuming they are not damaged. but dont scrap it!

-jon

[FE3-323]

definitely, don't scrap it there are washington folk that might even be willing to help you out.

[Shades]

I'll buy your car for $500.

[Jho]

Control arms are easy to bend.......I bent a few on my old car, as well as struts, tie rods, axels, and ripping the strut mount out of the car. A curb will do that.

[kellywellz]

so ur saying bend everything back or what? lol , hmm Is there anything really expensive it could have messed up? I think one of my rims is bent..i will prolly have to be getting some new ones since i cant seem to find 1 of mine on the internet to buy.

[therieldeal]

your rim is probably bent, yes. try putting a pair of good (matching) wheels and tires on the front and see how it steers then. you cant bend the parts back if they are bent, you really need to replace them. for some things you can use junkyard parts (control arms for example), other stuff you are better off buying replacements

-jon

[FE3-323]

junkyards are your friends

[kellywellz]

im not sure how hard it will to find a mx3 in the junkyard around here but hopefully i can, it really sucks my rim is bent im not sure how much but i prolly cant use it

[Shades]

Ok first things first...

Since your rim is bent what wheel do you have on there now?
How are you sure that anything else is bent if you haven't changed the wheel for one that isn't bent?

I suggest changing the wheel to something that isn't bent and then see if it still drives funny. I'd also suggest change both the fronts to the same wheel. You have nice 17" rims on there now yes? Do you still have the original wheels?

You shouldn't be driving with rims in the snow anyways.

[therieldeal]

You shouldn't be driving with rims in the snow anyways.

very true. skinny ass 14" snow tires are your best friend in the winter.

-jon