Jacked up my d30... though not how you think

[XJ4IV]

Yea we all make mistakes today was yet another one for me, I was taking my kids back to their moms house and while sitting in a left turn lane the light goes green so I start going ahead but I hear sirens... so I decide I need check my rearview well I see lights behind me so I start to proceed through the intersection but what does the fruit cake in front of me do... SLAMS his brakes,
Yeah I know I hit him my fault his damage was VERY minimal.. nothing a little buffing compund won't remove SERIOUSLY
and on mine... http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1195.jpg
seriously I didnt even SCRATCH this guys car it was a little paint swap I didnt even see any removed from my jeep... I think I hit my tire on his vehicle and thats what left the marks... HOPEFULLY he figures that out and tries to remove it before calling my insurance. anyhow
Anybody know a good fab shop here in houston that can remove the old mount and weld a new one in place?

[XJ4IV]

I didnt see any more damage but I will toss a few more pics to see if anybody else can see something I missed
behind my drive LCA
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1216.jpg
Profile of Driver LCA
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1214.jpg
Bottom of Frame mount... It's tweaked cause of the initial impact
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1215.jpg
Upper control arm looks straight
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1202.jpg
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1205.jpg

Undercarriage
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1196.jpg
Passenger Side LCA
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1209.jpg
Driver gap to rear of fender
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1212.jpg
Passenger gap
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo167/seivey/100_1213.jpg

[W.O.R.P.Offroad]

get a ballistic fabrication lower control arm axle mount

[XJ4IV]

How much are those, I'm most likely doing both sides for strength integrity

[kryptonitexj]

I did the same thing to my xj. I bought a new 1/4 bracket from Rubicon Express for $45 http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Jeep/TJ/Products.aspx?folder=TJCA
and had 4 wheel parts on westheimer and eldridge weld it on and I thing they charged me $100 to cut the old one off and weld the new one on.

[XJ4IV]

yeah 4wp doesnt get any of my money anymore there are plenty of fab shops around but I like this ballistic offroad site ... their prices are awesome check them out, hopefully somebody has them on the shelf I need to get this fixed like tomorrow at the latest

[Mudderoy]

I did the same thing to my xj. I bought a new 1/4 bracket from Rubicon Express for $45 http://www.rubiconexpress.com/Jeep/TJ/Products.aspx?folder=TJCA
and had 4 wheel parts on westheimer and eldridge weld it on and I thing they charged me $100 to cut the old one off and weld the new one on.

WTH Dude! More that one person was asking me where you were for the meeting! Very disappointed. :sad0147: :pee:

[alwaysxj]

when you get this fixed i would get you some skids for it aswell it will as strength to them.

[Mudderoy]

Maybe I don't understand how this happened. I don't think skids would make a difference. I mean didn't you hit the other vehicle with your tire and that impact did this damage?

[prcjeep]

Hey I'm not exactly sure on this... but since you hit her trying to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle then it is not your fault... I think there is a statute in Texas for that type of accident and I have heard in some cases the city will pay for it... you might want to check into it

My sister-in-law is an attourney and she is who I heard this from

[Mudderoy]

Hey I'm not exactly sure on this... but since you hit her trying to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle then it is not your fault... I think there is a statute in Texas for that type of accident and I have heard in some cases the city will pay for it... you might want to check into it

My sister-in-law is an attourney and she is who I heard this from

Actually I believe this was even discussed at the xjtalk Houston area meet and greet.

[alwaysxj]

Maybe I don't understand how this happened. I don't think skids would make a difference. I mean didn't you hit the other vehicle with your tire and that impact did this damage?

i was saying some of the skids well at least the ones i had on my last jeep are welded to the tubed so this would of probably not happened because they are their so they do not bent like this.

[XJ4IV]

Maybe I don't understand how this happened. I don't think skids would make a difference. I mean didn't you hit the other vehicle with your tire and that impact did this damage?

in all honesty I dont know WHAT part of the jeep hit him... i THINK it was the tire cause there was NO scratches on his vehicle just two black marks but I would think there would have been damage to the Upper mounts as well... I DO klnow this much, there was already a little damage to the LCA mounts prior to the accident but the accident DID cause them to bend like that though

[XJ4IV]

Hey I'm not exactly sure on this... but since you hit her trying to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle then it is not your fault... I think there is a statute in Texas for that type of accident and I have heard in some cases the city will pay for it... you might want to check into it

My sister-in-law is an attourney and she is who I heard this from

Yeah I COULD try that however whats the likelyhood of them doing this... I mean we ARE talking about city of Houston where the biggest crooks out here wear badges! It is just a mount and I dont mind taking care of it myself cause I wanna get upgraded strength whereas the others Insurance will only do factory replacement

[prcjeep]

Yeah I COULD try that however whats the likelyhood of them doing this... I mean we ARE talking about city of Houston where the biggest crooks out here wear badges! It is just a mount and I dont mind taking care of it myself cause I wanna get upgraded strength whereas the others Insurance will only do factory replacement

Yeah you're right... its not that much of a fix... if it was in the thousands it would be a little different

[XJ4IV]

Yeah you're right... its not that much of a fix... if it was in the thousands it would be a little different

Precisely!!!!
So I called almost every offroad shop in the houston area and found a place called javiers auto's unlimited... google is a great thing Anyhow I found them to be the cheapest with BOTH brackets at 40 bucks and installation at 200, PLUS i tossed a few names around and got an additional 10% off... Muddy we really ought to see about getting them as a vendor on here!!! that would rock
Anyhow the parts are Currie which have a great name in offroad performance
so Im not worried about that. the ONLY drawback is that I gotta wait until friday (SOP) to get the work performed as they are not open on saturdays

[Mudderoy]

Precisely!!!!
So I called almost every offroad shop in the houston area and found a place called javiers auto's unlimited... google is a great thing Anyhow I found them to be the cheapest with BOTH brackets at 40 bucks and installation at 200, PLUS i tossed a few names around and got an additional 10% off... Muddy we really ought to see about getting them as a vendor on here!!! that would rock
Anyhow the parts are Currie which have a great name in offroad performance
so Im not worried about that. the ONLY drawback is that I gotta wait until friday (SOP) to get the work performed as they are not open on saturdays

Well tell them about the site! Tell them being a vendor is free. :patriot:

[XJ4IV]

will do .....

[TeXJ]

ouch sorry to hear, is this the same mount that you said you had tweaked earlier? if so the metal could have been bent and the sudden stop just forced it further...

[XJ4IV]

ouch sorry to hear, is this the same mount that you said you had tweaked earlier? if so the metal could have been bent and the sudden stop just forced it further...

yes thats the same mount so I know it was weak already and Im glad the thing is still in tact... who knows what would have happened if it broke off all together... scary to think of it, Im getting it fixed next friday though

[TeXJ]

cool well at least you can get it fixed

[XJ4IV]

NOOOOO Kidding man I was scared that I was gonna have to replace the whole axle to be the EASIEST fix... then I thought about my rear leaf spring plates and how those were pre fabricated so I thought wait could THESE be pre fabbed?