420A Complete Left rear suspension replacement

[SkoL]

First off i would like to say Hi to the DSM Community, this is my first post with many to come, i have been lurking this site for a few months and i recently registered.

Ok to make a long story short, i was taking a right turn in my 97 non turbo eclipse and i was going fast enough (almost 30mph) to where my back end got away from me and slid in the curb. My back left tire is now bent inwards from the bottom into the wheel well. I jacked it up and realized i need to replace the whole suspension, including the cross member. I was searching for a article or turtorial all over the net and here for some advice and help to no avail. I will be going to my local pick and pull today to pull off stock parts from another eclipse to replace my broken parts. If anyone has some epxerience with this and came maybe shed some light on something i wouldnt know, i would much appreciate it. I cant imagine this being to hard of a project but i have been wrong before, i will be posting pictures later afternoon so you guys can get an idea of what needs to be done.

 

[Dustin269]

Did you try FAQ Locator Suspension ?

 

[luv2rallye]

You may have problems with seized rear toe control arms so I'd look into that right away: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...3-replacing-seized-rear-toe-control-arms.html

 

[starktech1]

This happened to me in a previous car, it was a nightmare, ended up folding a lower control arm like a boomerang, bent some other things, had to do some crazy surgery welding and cutting and all this just to get the alignment right..

 

[superpenguin]

If your going to place the hole cross member and everything is it quite a job. I just did this to my 1997 gst but mine was the front and rear. You will need something to hold up the motor while you change the cross member. the steering rack is bolted to the cross member as well so it is deffinetly a job. But the rest isn't that bad.