cracked lower control arm

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vibe11
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cracked lower control arm

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i bent the inner tierod and cracked my lower control arm. slid on the ice last week, and hit a curb going about 40mph
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Re: cracked lower control arm (vibe11)

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Ouch!!! Good thing that's all you damaged going that speed!!! How long's it out of commission for?
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vibe11
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Re: cracked lower control arm (star_deceiver)

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so far its been out of commission for a week, just waiting on parts to get in. thats the one things i hate about this car. its hard to find replacement parts.
vibe11
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Re: cracked lower control arm (vibe11)

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here is a pic of the control arm if u look carefully u can see the crack
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Post by northvibe »

ouch!weird thing is...it should be EASY to find parts... are they the same as the corolla?
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Post by Sublimewind »

I did that in my VW GTi, hit doing 15mph and it cracked the wheel, bent the control arm, tie rod, strut housing... pretty much everything... 2k in dammage.. lol..
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