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the mike · 12-06-2005, 04:43 PM

Just a little photo tutorial on the simple act of tapping a curb, thanks to me.

I was out in the snow with some other TST'ers last night. Unfortunately I was on the stock RE92's. Not that they are to blame, but come on Subaru, this is a rally bred car. Camry's come with RE92's. Yeah, Camry's. I got a little overzealous coming into a turn and the front end washed out on me, I pushed into a curb. Not super hard, but hard enough for the inherent design of Subaru's control arm to make itself evident. I'll show you.
I started with this:

Then tagged the curb:

The steering wheel shot is me going STRAIGHT down the road. Yeah, I b0rked it good.

Here's why:

You can see where the paint cracked due to it bending at this point.

Here is how the design comes into play:

There was another run in with the curb(or 2

) and it had a destinctly different outcome. The other car that tapped the curb had STi aluminum control arms. These are designed to hold up a little better than the stamped steel stock WRX/RS ones. This WRX owner suffered a bent wheel, but no suspension damage(that we are aware of).

mike

teh DIRT · 12-06-2005, 04:49 PM

ooo....let me find the pic of my borked one. makes yours look perfect, lol.

95SC2 · 12-06-2005, 04:52 PM

that sux, i did almost the same thing in my maxijma once, wasnt tryin to but did a full 360 and hit the curb, didnt get any damage though

2point4DSM · 12-06-2005, 04:54 PM

Sorry to hear about your incident Mike. Seems curbs are popping up all over the place lately. Did you guys check Axel's video of him plowing right into a curb. Was your incident at all similar....

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...ead.php?t=7868

07BlackSS · 12-06-2005, 05:00 PM

ouch man thats crazy....hope everything get repaired ok.

JoeScooby · 12-06-2005, 05:13 PM

thats sucks the big one dewd, thats why i tend not to snow drift that often.. or even at all.

the mike · 12-06-2005, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2point4DSM

Sorry to hear about your incident Mike. Seems curbs are popping up all over the place lately. Did you guys check Axel's video of him plowing right into a curb. Was your incident at all similar....

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...ead.php?t=7868

Very similar. Just got the car moving too fast and couldn't get the front to turn. It's a sickening feeling knowing you are about to break something.

the mike · 12-06-2005, 05:24 PM

PS, I thought Bryan got it on film, but apparently he had shut off the camera mere seconds before I hit.
Ivan's mark is about 10 feet behind mine where he hit.

2point4DSM · 12-06-2005, 05:46 PM

I use to hit curbs sideways a lot back in the day. Now a days I try to flip the steering wheel over quick last minute and just roll over it. You'll get the hang of it. Trust me, it just takes a little practice.... j/k.

xEJ20x · 12-06-2005, 06:29 PM

Yea....Mike you really forked that up pretty well.

Silver04STi · 12-06-2005, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the mike

There was another run in with the curb(or 2

) and it had a destinctly different outcome. The other car that tapped the curb had STi aluminum control arms. These are designed to hold up a little better than the stamped steel stock WRX/RS ones. This WRX owner suffered a bent wheel, but no suspension damage(that we are aware of).

mike

I tagged a curb pretty hard in the STi and didn't bend a thing, trashed the rim. I bent the rim so bad in was hitting the brembo caliper. Put a new rim on there it was fine, took it to the dealer and they couldn't find anything wrong either.

the mike · 12-06-2005, 08:38 PM

I am hoping my wheel bearing survived the impact. There was noise on the way home, but it could have been the 20 degrees of positive toe.

teh DIRT · 12-06-2005, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the mike

I am hoping my wheel bearing survived the impact. There was noise on the way home, but it could have been the 20 degrees of positive toe.

FYI mine didnt survive in the same accident

Silver04STi · 12-06-2005, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the mike

It's a sickening feeling knowing you are about to break something.

I think most of us have been there. Those seconds before impact, you have that oh **** look in your eyes.

ScoobyNubieToo! · 12-06-2005, 08:47 PM

Dude, you totally borked your ride.....I can't afford to have crap like that happening....gotta save damage fund for mod fund.

MuddyREX · 12-06-2005, 08:54 PM

So out of the 8 or 9 of us that were there, there were three that took the curb. That's not a good start, since Matt was the only one who messed up his car last snow season.

Note to TST: No more drifting in narrow lots.

teh DIRT · 12-06-2005, 08:55 PM

psh....dont count me. i barely hit that shiz.

2point4DSM · 12-06-2005, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the mike

I am hoping my wheel bearing survived the impact.

So who has the TST hydraulic press in their garage, lol. And when you guys take out wheel bearings where do you go to get new ones. Please don't tell me the stealership, lol.

Safir · 12-07-2005, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MuddyREX

Note to TST: No more drifting on the street.

fixed ;)

12-06-2005, 04:43 PM	#1
the mike TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 08075 Member #19 My Ride: 1991 Toyota Previa!!! iTrader: (1)	Breakdown of an "oops". Just a little photo tutorial on the simple act of tapping a curb, thanks to me. I was out in the snow with some other TST'ers last night. Unfortunately I was on the stock RE92's. Not that they are to blame, but come on Subaru, this is a rally bred car. Camry's come with RE92's. Yeah, Camry's. I got a little overzealous coming into a turn and the front end washed out on me, I pushed into a curb. Not super hard, but hard enough for the inherent design of Subaru's control arm to make itself evident. I'll show you. I started with this: Then tagged the curb: The steering wheel shot is me going STRAIGHT down the road. Yeah, I b0rked it good. Here's why: You can see where the paint cracked due to it bending at this point. Here is how the design comes into play: There was another run in with the curb(or 2 ) and it had a destinctly different outcome. The other car that tapped the curb had STi aluminum control arms. These are designed to hold up a little better than the stamped steel stock WRX/RS ones. This WRX owner suffered a bent wheel, but no suspension damage(that we are aware of). mike __________________ My speed is only limited by my grip. Offramp Touge.

12-06-2005, 04:54 PM	#4
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	Sorry to hear about your incident Mike. Seems curbs are popping up all over the place lately. Did you guys check Axel's video of him plowing right into a curb. Was your incident at all similar.... http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/...ead.php?t=7868 __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW!

12-06-2005, 05:00 PM	#5
07BlackSS Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Swarthmore, PA Member #852 iTrader: (0)	ouch man thats crazy....hope everything get repaired ok. __________________ NEW Project: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-06-2005, 05:13 PM	#6
JoeScooby Tri-State Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: McGuire AFB, NJ - Cherry Hill Member #345 My Ride: 2004 JPB Subaru WRX Sedan iTrader: (0)	thats sucks the big one dewd, thats why i tend not to snow drift that often.. or even at all. __________________ 2009 Dodge Ram 5.7 ltr beast 2004 Java WRX - SOLD 2005 Silver Forester XT - Wife 2014 Outback 2014 STi Hatch 2013 Yukon SLT

12-06-2005, 05:24 PM	#8
the mike TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 08075 Member #19 My Ride: 1991 Toyota Previa!!! iTrader: (1)	PS, I thought Bryan got it on film, but apparently he had shut off the camera mere seconds before I hit. Ivan's mark is about 10 feet behind mine where he hit. __________________ My speed is only limited by my grip. Offramp Touge.

12-06-2005, 04:52 PM	#3
95SC2 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne,PA Member #560 My Ride: 05 Xterra, 97 Taurus SHO & 05 Yamaha r1 iTrader: (1)	that sux, i did almost the same thing in my maxijma once, wasnt tryin to but did a full 360 and hit the curb, didnt get any damage though

12-06-2005, 05:46 PM	#9
2point4DSM Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Member #505 My Ride: 08 Sienna Limited AWD, 07 John Deere riding mower, 03 Honda Pilot, 92 GSX iTrader: (0)	I use to hit curbs sideways a lot back in the day. Now a days I try to flip the steering wheel over quick last minute and just roll over it. You'll get the hang of it. Trust me, it just takes a little practice.... j/k. __________________ - Wil 08 Sienna, limited AWD w/ laser guided cruise control, FTMFW!

12-06-2005, 06:29 PM	#10
xEJ20x Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Jersey Member #72 My Ride: 13 STI iTrader: (3)	Yea....Mike you really forked that up pretty well. __________________ Nothing to see here.

12-06-2005, 08:38 PM	#12
the mike TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 08075 Member #19 My Ride: 1991 Toyota Previa!!! iTrader: (1)	I am hoping my wheel bearing survived the impact. There was noise on the way home, but it could have been the 20 degrees of positive toe. __________________ My speed is only limited by my grip. Offramp Touge.

12-06-2005, 08:47 PM	#15
ScoobyNubieToo! Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Williamstown Member #862 My Ride: WRB 2004 WRX Wagon with 07 STI Trans and Longblock inside! iTrader: (7)	Dude, you totally borked your ride.....I can't afford to have crap like that happening....gotta save damage fund for mod fund. __________________ 2004 WRX WRB Wagon with 07 STI Trans and Longblock inside! See my member's journal here: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-06-2005, 08:54 PM	#16
MuddyREX Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #82 My Ride: 02 Subaru WRX iTrader: (4)	So out of the 8 or 9 of us that were there, there were three that took the curb. That's not a good start, since Matt was the only one who messed up his car last snow season. Note to TST: No more drifting in narrow lots. __________________ The original, since 1979. <---- 190,000 mile WRX - Gone To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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