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mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 30th Jun 04 at 06:15 |
I replaced the steering rack and both wishbones and have the bruises to show for it :lol: | |
STEvieXE |
posted on 29th Jun 04 at 22:08 |
if the cars taken a knock to the suspension and its both sides id say that uve been hit hard on one wheel. says to me that u will prob need a new steering rack (big dough) all suspension components at least on one side. take it to a garage which has a really gd wheel alignment system and they can use it to work out the geometry of the suspension and they can tell u wot needs replaced and wot doesnt. also if the wee cars been hit on a wheel the chassis leg will prob need a pull as corsa bs are notorious for the wheels moving in say a frontal impact... | |
sfxer |
posted on 28th Jun 04 at 11:23 |
not a bad price mate | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 28th Jun 04 at 08:42 |
£92 for new lower suspension arms, balljoints and steering rack. | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 18:26 |
quote: The damage done was the suspension only, everything else untouched. I'm gonna replace parts as I go and see if it makes a difference, cheapest first obviously. Go from there | |
combatvauxhall |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 17:12 |
When you say replace everything in the front end i take it you mean rads, slam panel, bumper, wings, headlights like its been in a major front/side impact. May be jigging it to make sure the strut tower hasnt moved and if it has he can pull it there and then? Dunno without seeing it. | |
1600power |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 15:02 |
ur car shud only need a jig if its been involved in an accident? | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 13:22 |
Gonna have a chat with the guy tomorrow morning. I'm gonna get new lower arms and balljoints, fit them and see what difference it makes. | |
combatvauxhall |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 13:01 |
Right theyd put the car onto the jig to check for chassis squareness if its a bracket type kig you know if its square if it goes into all brackets with minimum of fuss. The car will be secured to the jig using a mixture of bolts, nuts and chains. Then they will pull the damaged parts back into the approximate position using a dozer. | |
Black Corsa SRi |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 12:06 |
^^^ | |
Red_SXi |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 10:10 |
My car was put on a jig to see if it was damaged i'm sure. And it wasn't, so no chassis untwisting was needed :boggle: | |
1600power |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 09:56 |
£103 for 3 hours worth of jigging is a very good price m8 and if it needs it which it defo sounds like it does then I wud take their arms off for it to be done! | |
Kris TD |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 08:55 |
depends where it needs pulling. round chassis parts etc... | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 08:52 |
Right, any ideas where theyd put the chains on a corsa? | |
Kris TD |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 08:46 |
basically they tie your car down, attach chains to certain parts and the machine pulls on the chains too try and pull the car straight again. | |
mike_1.2LS96 |
posted on 27th Jun 04 at 08:39 |
Whats involved in jigging a car? I wanna know so I can start getting parts and such that may or may not need to be replaced. |