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what all could i have broken?

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NewB2dsm

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Jun 25, 2002
St. Louis, Missouri
Well today just plain sucks, my plan was to get a 16g and cat back exhuast over christmas break well i guess not now. I went over to a freinds house and we just went out to see.. i guess how the roads were even though we knew they were bad. Well we got out of his subdivsion and we were like umm we should not be driving around so i turned into my school parking lot and went in it and was going to turn around in the lot. Well when i tried i just slid straight... so i gased it a little.. nothing.. braked.. nothing then i said Curb!

hit front left tire first and then stopped... i was ticked. but it was my falt. We get out to inspect the damage. The tire is pushed into the wheelwell, the rim is cracked, the strut looks like it could be bent but it might just be angled back. Body is ok nothing done to it. So here is my real questions what all could i have broke? there is no oil coming from the car or any other fluids. Im thinking axel? umm CV joints? umm controll arms? i dont know what else is there i could have broke.. or what is the most likey thing i could have broke? And a tow truck, will have to be a flatbed.. b/c of awd but when they put it up onto the flat bed how can i precent more dmg to the car? B/c the wheel is just going to drag? Any help would be greatly apreciated. Im just pissed at myself for going out and trying to still have some fun even though conditions should have told me to stay home.

Kyle
 
How fast were you going? The strut is most likely bent, the control arm is toast, and your steering linkage will need to be replaced. If these are shot, buy a new wheel, it is bent. My buddy hit a curb @ 45 in his Jetta and took out all that junk, had the same symptoms as you describe. We installed a new strut, control arm and steering linkage in 2 days, and he bought 17's to replace all four. The car is fine now. Good luck.
 
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