Re: WIPEOUT... Doh!

[VWN8@aol.com]

	The other week I put in a 4K tranny, Velocity limited slip, 16v clutch, etc
etc. So I decided to go for a test drive. Well, about 1 mi from the house I
went into a left hander (off camber) corner a little hot and the back end
started to come around. I tried to pull the car out with the throttle then
gave up and went for the brakes. the car spun 270deg. and about half way
around went over the curb. Damages were as follows: one curb chiped and
discolored with tire markes,
	one rim (Eurospec Essen) 5in of lip of rim missing
	trailing arm one inch narower
Needless to say I replaced everything asap. When I bolted the axle stubs back
on I added washers to camber the wheels. Wound up with about -2deg. Now the
tail doesn't walk at all durring hard cornering!

Nate

In a message dated 10/3/98 8:18:34 PM, fstamand@cmltech.com writes:

>Was cruising along yesterday night (one of the first drives since 4 months
>
>in the Rocco), with "used to be good" continentals 14" in the front, used
>
>to the bone.  I was to replace it today for some yokos 520As...
>
>I was doing maybe 65k, and found myself in a curve, slipping, out of 
>control!!  AARGH, the front body kit got ripped off (it's still good i
>
>think), the side of the road was a big mountain of dirt, which my passenger
>
>side hit very violently...  That'll teach me to listen to some Death while
>
>driving...
>
>I was with a good friend who is a like Shawn Meze but owns a GTi... He
>saw 
>my front rim: it was in my fender!  We decided to put the space saver,
>and 
>I got off home with no problems... He said, tomorrow, check your control
>
>arm.  So I did!  Wow, ever seen a control arm G shaped?  Well, I replaced
>
>it alone (never did that before), and I replaced my "original rivited 
>ball-joint-after-250 clicks"...  Now it runs ok, but it wasn't fun at all
>- 
>took 3 hours.  I had to drill holes for the sway bar.
>
>The control arm cost me 20$ (CND) , but I got it myself (so that I can
>do 
>it on my car after :-) ... Try to top that price!
>
>Well anyone else got reckless accidents?
>
>Frank
>85 Rocco... 
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