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The car: G3 Integra LS sedan, stock suspension except for TypeR rear sway (bsq kit install).
Took a corner too fast, spun the car, ended up on the curb, left rear wheel now has about 20 degrees of caster to it \\ instead of | |.
Had it flatbedded to dealer, they take a look at it, say it might be an issue for a body shop, they wont know until they take the suspension apart. At the least we're talking lower control arm, rear trailing arm, and (maybe?) the rear subframe.
I want to get a second (and third, and fourth) opinion on this. All the misc parts can probably be gotten used for a few hundred bucks, need to talk to a nearby Honda/Acura garage. Apparently all G3 stuff is interchangeable between RS/LS and GSR.
Questions:
Will the shop be able to tell if the frame has been tweaked, or are there any obvious things a non-mechanic can look for (without putting it on "the rack").
How many hours could it possibly be to swap out a rear suspension ? Is it comparable to a spring and shock install ?
Finally, would this be a good time to swap out for upgraded bits n pieces (assuming the whole suspension has to come off anyway...) hmm some TypeR pieces.....
Thanks all.
[This message has been edited by SHH 96 LS (edited September 26, 2000).]
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As far as my experience in the body shop, hopefully you broke something instead of tweaking the frame. That sound like an hard hit. I think the mechanic should be able to see if the mounts for the suspension are bent. If it has that much out of alignment, I don't think it's a bad idea to have it checked out on the rack. Even if you could adjust some of the camber out, you'll never be able to get 20 degrees out. I've had some experience with curbs myself. If you hit it flat on the wheel you probably did some frame damage; if you hit it like a pot hole you probably just bent stuff up.
