Got Too Much Negative Camber y0 (Hit the Curb)!

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The last 2 weeks have been an automotive nightmare.

In order of occurrence:

-Gatwick Honda do their best to kill my CTR's gearbox by helpfully leaving the gearbox filler bolt loose.

-Civic windscreen is cracked and needs replacing.

-Suzuki Swift Sport windscreen needs replacing.

-And added to the list is last nights wife/CTR escapade in which slippy slidy snow meant the NS front wheel said hello to Mr curb at lowish speed (10-15mph at a complete guess, based on the fact that the airbags didn't deploy :p).

I had to drive 13 miles up the A23 (which was actually really fun, drifting in the snow and all) at 11:30pm to rescue my wife who was stranded at a village pub, move the CTR and drive back down the A23 to be greeted by a 9-car pile up. We got home at 4am.

Just got the CTR home (wife didn't want to drive in the snow last night).

Wife's just sorting the insurance now.

Anyone like to hazard a guess as to what the likely damage is?

Red line is current camber (ish), green is where it's meant to be (ish). Steering wheel is at 20-25 degrees clockwise from center position when driving straight ahead.

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WIN. :cool:

:( :( :( :(
 
It'll just be a bent wishbone and steering arm. Almost certainly not worth claiming for tbh.

Oh and that'll be positive camber fwiw.
 
Clarkey said:
It'll just be a bent wishbone and steering arm. Almost certainly not worth claiming for tbh.

Oh and that'll be positive camber fwiw.
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Well my wife's on the phone now. Maybe the wheel's bent too? She has protected NCB so it's not too much of an issue. The Honda garages charge the earth for parts/servicing of CTRs. There seems to be a 30% Type R tax on all of Honda's prices.

Positive camber it is! :o
 
I just has to be pushed up a tiny little incline, then proceeded to try turn a corner at 5mph and went sideways off the road onto the grass next to it zero traction. The CTR is deadly in slightest bit of snow or slush so I can see how easy it would be for me to go sliding into a curb. Hope it doesnt cost to much to get fixed.
 
She may have ncb prot but that does not mean your renewal price will not go up. Price up at a garage and see if its worth your renewal and exceess.
 
i clipped a curb yesterday. didn't see the bloody thing because everything was white.
nice dent in the tyre and another few dents in the wheel. yay.
 
If you bent the wheel theres an easy fix.... push it forwards half a turn and you will get rid of the positive camber :p

Of course that wont of happened though so expect to see a nice bent lower arm, might be worth checking the pickup points on the subframe hasnt moved either as its only pressed steel.
 
rover416i said:
I did this to my ZS, exactly the same.

Damn roads!

Luckily I got given loadssss of ZS parts, including a full new suspension setup... stolen parts for the win? :o
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All I have are loads of knackered brake calipers, some old hoses and a scratched front splitter as spares. :(

Aero said:
My sympathies Danza clearly you need to go away on holiday and get away from motoring for a week or so...
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If only! I won't be driving anywhere fro the next week or so anyway, so hopefully nothing else will go wrong.

Jonnycoupe said:
If you bent the wheel theres an easy fix.... push it forwards half a turn and you will get rid of the positive camber :p

Of course that wont of happened though so expect to see a nice bent lower arm, might be worth checking the pickup points on the subframe hasnt moved either as its only pressed steel.
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That's what I'm worried about - the mounting points on the chassis/subframe. Hopefully they're all ok, but I'll have to wait and see.

Direct Line is utterly rammed with claimants ATM so we've no hope of getting through until the snow melts and people stop crashing. Can't use their online claim form because for some unknown reason, they've blocked my wife's online account. :mad:
 
Small update:

The car was eventually collected last Friday due to the distance from the repairer, and the annoying coincidence between snow and the several times which they attemted to come out and recover it.

I heard yesterday it seems to only need a lower arm, which they have ordered and will fit at a cost of £364. They'll then check the geometry and go from there if it is incorrect.

I really miss not having my car. VTEC is soooo addictive, and my Swift Sport just doesn't compensate at all. :( Hopefuly the CTR will be back soon.
 
danza said:
I heard yesterday it seems to only need a lower arm, which they have ordered and will fit at a cost of £364. They'll then check the geometry and go from there if it is incorrect.
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IF it is incorrect? You managed to bend a lower arm - your geometry WILL be out :D
 
danza said:
They said they'll re-check the geo. after fitting the arm, and go from there if it's still out.
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Yes I realise they won't check it before fitting the arm :p

My point is that there was enough of an impact to bend a suspension component. The geometry of a car can and does "go out" without bending suspension components from driving over normal roads, so I can't imagine how it won't be out after enough of an impact to break things.
 
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