240sx suspension mods and performance

240sxplaya · Apr 27th, 2005, 06:50 AM

I started out this thread to see if anybody could help me with my 240sx suspension prob.....
My 240 was hit in the front right fender and it broke my tc rod in half and bent my swaybar and lower arm, i already replaced the tc and lower arm, but the two don't sit flush and I think my frame could possibly be bent, anybody has any idea what to do???

tidoubleger24 · Apr 27th, 2005, 09:26 AM

take it to a body shop that has a frame machine ( id say almost all have to have them), they use computer program along with reflectors setup in key places on the fame that tell the user if the fame is bent or not, but be prepaired to spend atleast 150 to have it put on the machine, and not fixed. if your car is bent they'll probably charge you 4 - 5 hours to pull it straight, on top of what you already paid. good luck

240sxplaya · Apr 27th, 2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tidoubleger24

take it to a body shop that has a frame machine ( id say almost all have to have them), they use computer program along with reflectors setup in key places on the fame that tell the user if the fame is bent or not, but be prepaired to spend atleast 150 to have it put on the machine, and not fixed. if your car is bent they'll probably charge you 4 - 5 hours to pull it straight, on top of what you already paid. good luck

the only problem about that is that I heard is going to be bout probably 4-5 g's to get it straighten out, but should I replace all my suspension pieces that were bent first?

bridrive55 · Apr 27th, 2005, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 240sxplaya

the only problem about that is that I heard is going to be bout probably 4-5 g's to get it straighten out, but should I replace all my suspension pieces that were bent first?

You're not seriously going to spend 4-5 thousand to get it straightened, right? Get in there with acetylene and a balanced hammer and do your worst first. I bet you can get it back to shape yourself. At my shop we have a frame puller, and there's no way it takes $4,000 or anything near that to pull a frame.