Well, the other night it snowed here, and it wasn't too bad, until I got into my neighborhood. It was about 30-45 minutes after it had gotten dark, so the bottom layer of slush was just starting to freeze, making it basically a big ice rink. I was going slow, but there's one turn I had to make that slopes downhill, away from the turn. Well, as luck would have it, it was also one giant ice patch, and I curbed my left front wheel Pretty treacherous, my roomate did the exact same thing in his jeep an hour later when he came home. The area was covered in sand the next day, I guess it is a "problem area" for ice in the neighborhood.
Anyway, now I've got some massive positive camber. The lower control arm is seriously bent, but luckily it seems to have taken the full brunt of the impact. The tie rod, spindle and upper control arm (thank goodness for that one) seem to be straight and true. Unfortunately I don't have the tools required to replace the lower control arm, nor do I have the time to go to the junkyard and then fix it this weekend Which means I have to take it to the shop. Luckily the place is close enough that I can drive there going 15 mph (there's quite a shimmy in the front end).
Ugh, and all this right before the holidays I'm pretty crestfallen, just needed to vent. Thanks for listening!
Anyway, now I've got some massive positive camber. The lower control arm is seriously bent, but luckily it seems to have taken the full brunt of the impact. The tie rod, spindle and upper control arm (thank goodness for that one) seem to be straight and true. Unfortunately I don't have the tools required to replace the lower control arm, nor do I have the time to go to the junkyard and then fix it this weekend Which means I have to take it to the shop. Luckily the place is close enough that I can drive there going 15 mph (there's quite a shimmy in the front end).
Ugh, and all this right before the holidays I'm pretty crestfallen, just needed to vent. Thanks for listening!