Whole Front Passenger's Suspension RIPPED!

[cjkhai]

I was going 50+ mph and hit a curb. No fun.

pretty much whole front passenger's sides' suspension is gone.

Spindel
Hub
Wheel bearing
CV Axle
Lower Ball Joing
ABS Sensor
Brake Line
Backing Plate
Rotors
Calipers
Control Arm
Strut
Strut Mount
Inner Tie Rod
Outer Tie Rod
Sway bar links


These are the part that was destroyed .

Gladly, it didn't bent the main frame (although the control arm was folded in half)


Anyway.

I'm pretty much done gathering all the stuff,
is there anything i need to be aware of beside i need a torque wrench?

It's pretty much straight forward, it seems, but i haven't had any experience with the ball joint, inner/outer tie Rod.

and for CV Axle, i just need to pull out/ put back in, right?

[cjkhai]

Specifically, i need some advice on something to be careful on

Spindle, Hub, Wheel Bearing, Lower Ball Joint, Control Arm, Tie rods.

[celicayounggun]

god man i cant feel your pain any more than i do right now, my cars in the shop right now for the same issue; i hit a patch of gravel going 30 around a tight turn and as soon as my front wheels lost traction i blasically slammed into a curb with my left front whell. so my entire front suspension system has to be replaced and im going to probably need a new rim too.
but congrats that your going to do it yourself, i dont know how expensive the parts will be, because i may have had to have less replaced but mine was 450$ for a used front suspension system. the new one was like 700$ from a dealer. good luck with your ride and sorry i couldnt offer more help man.

[bionictony]

check to see if your subframe is bent. the lower arm attaches to that.

[cjkhai]

I asked them and they said it's not bent, surprisingly. lol

[cjkhai]

god man i cant feel your pain any more than i do right now, my cars in the shop right now for the same issue; i hit a patch of gravel going 30 around a tight turn and as soon as my front wheels lost traction i blasically slammed into a curb with my left front whell. so my entire front suspension system has to be replaced and im going to probably need a new rim too.
but congrats that your going to do it yourself, i dont know how expensive the parts will be, because i may have had to have less replaced but mine was 450$ for a used front suspension system. the new one was like 700$ from a dealer. good luck with your ride and sorry i couldnt offer more help man.

I got mine from someone here for $300+ shipping.

oh, i that doesn't include brake rotor, brake line, and strut. (custom stuff baby.)

[TRD00CelicaGT]

make sure u get an alignment, u might want to leave this job to someone who is familiar with suspension

[cjkhai]

make sure u get an alignment, u might want to leave this job to someone who is familiar with suspension

Thanks. i was thinking Firestone to take this job.

do you think $150 for lifetime alignment is worth it?

[TRD00CelicaGT]

Thanks. i was thinking Firestone to take this job.

do you think $150 for lifetime alignment is worth it?

yes and no.

i was recently working for Firestone after i got laid off from the cadillac dealership i was woring at. i just got my job back at cadillac, and im extreemly happy. Firestone sucks! the only perkes to the lifetime alignment is that it pays for itself after the 2nd alignment. the down fall to the lifetime alignment is that the techs there get paid peanuts so majority of them are just going to set the toe. if u need any type of camber adjustments there going to tell the service writer that there are no camber adjustments and send u out the door. i am guilty of this, but techs only get paid .8 which isnt even a full hour, if they have to adjust camber then they will start to loose money after that .8 passes so most just set the toe.

i would leave it to a bodyshop/mechanic shop to perform the repairs. if u dont have the money then u might want to find a friend or someone one on here that is familiar with suspension that might be close by and willing to help.

Just a little FYI the front wheel bearings on the celica are pressed in, so u will need to remove the hub assembly and take it to a shop or machine shop with the new bearings to have them pressed in.

[cjkhai]

I see. i think i'll get the whole assembly of bearing/hub though, so it should be ok lol

I've done transmission swap before, so i'm kinda familiar with the suspension system, it seems straight forward lol

[TRD00CelicaGT]

I see. i think i'll get the whole assembly of bearing/hub though, so it should be ok lol

I've done transmission swap before, so i'm kinda familiar with the suspension system, it seems straight forward lol
r u going to get if from a junkyard? cuz u cant get the knuckle & bearing new from Toyota tegether. there sold seperatly, i just purchased some front bearings for my celica today cuz im going to put in some ARP extended wheel studs, i figured since i will need to press out the hub i might as well get new bearings cuz sometimes the race from the breaing will come out with the hub

i would recommend u take a sharpie or white out and mark the 2 bolts that bolt the hub to the strut. this will help keep ur camber somewhat close to where it should be, unless its completly out of wack due to the accident. just something to keep in mind.

[GSBoek]

A little bit late but did you have the subframe checked where the control arm bolts in? Might have some damage.

[cjkhai]

r u going to get if from a junkyard? cuz u cant get the knuckle & bearing new from Toyota tegether.

I'm getting it used from Speck102. So it should be all together.


this will help keep ur camber somewhat close to where it should be, unless its completly out of wack due to the accident.

yup. it's Completely Broken lol. gotta have it aligned by pros.


Also yes, Body shop checked the subframe and they told me it's not bent.
I should trust them because bent subframe would earn them lots of money lol.

Too bad. i'm fixing it myself :)

[TRD00CelicaGT]

I'm getting it used from Speck102. So it should be all together.




yup. it's Completely Broken lol. gotta have it aligned by pros.


Also yes, Body shop checked the subframe and they told me it's not bent.
I should trust them because bent subframe would earn them lots of money lol.

Too bad. i'm fixing it myself :)

gotta love wjhen u can fix something urself

[cjkhai]

gotta love wjhen u can fix something urself

right lol

Thinking about writing a whole guide.