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Well as i said i am new here so not quite sure how this works but i will try. I got my first car and well i knew i had to do some work to it. It’s a 92 Honda Accord Ex two door well my question is the rear tire is back almost rubbing i looked under the car i see that it has a k frame well where the arm bolts to the body juts one of the 3 bolts is in side ways where it go’s in to the body is bent is there a way to fix this all but this one spot seem’s good have a vid to show what i am talking bout on facebook my name there is jesse.arasim2 but do have a pic’s of how it is.
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ya i know have any ideas how i may fix this please help i am good at fixing things but just a little lost here
[quote=”JTCG5″ post=33590]ya i know have any ideas how i may fix this please help i am good at fixing things but just a little lost here[/quote]
It could be worse but it doesn’t look good. It looks like the car was in a wreck, either that or the corrosion did it. that wheel should be in the center.
You may need some welding done and a new rear k frame.
I would also take your question to the people on this website:
There are 2 other Accord forums that can help you out too.
one approach i would consider taking with this would be to tear apart the rear suspension, grind and cleanup the parts pretty good, and then get some steel and weld the affected areas; build them up so they have strength again. drill and tap new threads and necessary.
I think I would take it to a body shop and see what they tell you needs to be done. Have them give you a detailed estimate of what needs to be done and what they would charge. Then make the decision on whether to repair it yourself or not.
I think I would take it to a body shop and see what they tell you needs to be done. Have them give you a detailed estimate of what needs to be done and what they would charge. Then make the decision on whether to repair it yourself or not.
John, that’s good advice. I sometimes feel a little guilty when I do that because it’s basically asking a pro for free advice. But with what body shops charge, I’m sure the free quotations are built into the price that insured customers pay. And whenever I ask a pro for advice I seriously am considering asking them to do it.
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I think I would take it to a body shop and see what they tell you needs to be done. Have them give you a detailed estimate of what needs to be done and what they would charge. Then make the decision on whether to repair it yourself or not.
John, that’s good advice. I sometimes feel a little guilty when I do that because it’s basically asking a pro for free advice. But with what body shops charge, I’m sure the free quotations are built into the price that insured customers pay. And whenever I ask a pro for advice I seriously am considering asking them to do it.[/quote]
Unless you know how to do the repair properly “safety” of you and others is in play here and properly repairing this is a must before it is to be considered road worthy.
[quote=”johnbkobb” post=33634][quote=”spelunkerd” post=33632]
I think I would take it to a body shop and see what they tell you needs to be done. Have them give you a detailed estimate of what needs to be done and what they would charge. Then make the decision on whether to repair it yourself or not.
John, that’s good advice. I sometimes feel a little guilty when I do that because it’s basically asking a pro for free advice. But with what body shops charge, I’m sure the free quotations are built into the price that insured customers pay. And whenever I ask a pro for advice I seriously am considering asking them to do it.[/quote]
Unless you know how to do the repair properly “safety” of you and others is in play here and properly repairing this is a must before it is to be considered road worthy.[/quote]
+1 I gotta agree, i wouldn’t do this repair even though i know the steps and what needs to be done. My welding skills are not at a level where i can say i can do something like this yet.
That’s structural damage and to be honest I don’t think it’s worth fixing. You could spend a ton to fix that and you’d still have a rusty Accord. You might be better off spending your money on replacing the car.
Thanks to all i got it fixed and only cost me 300 to do so took it to a body shop it was not that bad it seems as it had hit something pushing back the rear it was out 1.1/4 inch and thanks again
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