Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting let a friend borrow my car last night

That'd be bad news. Those springs aren't designed for cutting. Don't they make lowering springs anyways?

yeah but im still poor.

So did the trusted friend do all of this damage? Anyway will you loan out your contour again to other in the future?

Also are you sure metal fatigue was not the culprit?

no im thinkin eric didnt do the damage. driving in alaska for 8 years (my dad had it before me) on those roads (frost heaves...yuck, o and dont forget potholes the size of volkswagens...) well you can imagine. i think it was just coincedence that it happened when he was driving it.

I have seen cases where those same arms in the Taurus have just suddenly bent while taking a curve. Don't know if there was previous injury; maybe they had popped a tire against a curve years prior, but for whatever reason, the arms just give way one day while driving along minding your own business. Makes for unannounced spins, and much praying for not hitting things.

there is way more damage than i originally thought. it includes:
-Bent rear hub. (needs new brake drum assembly, left rear)
-broken strut, left rear. (new about it)
-cracked spring, left rear.
-bent rim, left rear.
-bent control arm mounts (the bracket it mounts to under the center of the car)
-Snapped E-brake cable.
-wheel bearings
-all control arm bushings (on both sides).

im thinking it would behoov me to replace the whole rear end assembly, to avoid any future probs. i have spoken with erics ins. co and they said they will pay it if the total damage exceeds his 250 dollar deductible. they also said his rates will not go up. this is good considering i only have liability (which i am getting ass reamed on, but thats another story)


EDIT: i never realized how heavy those control arms are until i took mine off the first time ...holy Shizzle... you would think weighing that much they would be tough.