I'm in Deep Sh**T...How bad is this?

[jivepepper]

DAYUM!!!!!

 

[ceracer33]

i would not suggest trying to weld that back together, call ford and get a replacement and weld a new one in the old ones place. when it comes to the rear suspension it needs to be perfect to make sure the rear axle is where it needs to be. definately let a qualified shop do the repair. if ford wont sell the part seperately from the rail, go to ur local junkyard and cut it off one. u do not want to repair metal that is ripped that bad. im an ase master certified and i-car certified collision tech and welder, so trust me on this.

 

[COramprat]

Call the County/city and tell them what happened. They will ask for details. Chances are they already know about it but they should pay. I hit a pot hole here and call the city. I had to pay for a new wheel and tire upfront but they reimbursed me with the receipt.

 

[chalosf]

I just drove by the are today to take a look and it seems it was not a pothole because there was nothing on the road (either that or they fixed overnite) ....It was around 7:30pm at night when it happened so now I'm guessing I must have hit something else...I'm surprised though I didn't loose control

It does look like it can be welded though, I just would rather get one of those UCA Torque Box kits installed to be safe

 

[myponyrocks]

You can tell if they patched it. County usually uses a reheated hot mix asphalt. They don't usually do the repair properly (meaning they don't cut the edges square) because of the time constraints on city roads.

So if they did patch it, then there would be a sorta-circle with an area of slightly raised (or if they did it wrong, lowered) darker asphalt than the surrounding area.

 

[chalosf]

welding up torque box plates or going to a Torque arm setup that eliminates the uppers

I just read that on another forum, how do I go about eliminating the upper torques, what setup do I need to make that work?

 

[chalosf]

Found a good deal on a full torque box kit, I'll be reinforcing both lower and upper arms, hopefully the crack on the chassis won't prevent me from installing these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979...-Box-Kits_W0QQitemZ270228593697QQcmdZViewItem

I'm planning on bolting these myself and then taking them to the shop to weld them down.

 

[stangdrvr06]

sheesh thats crazy. where u live at man? im stayin away from there. good luck with the fix

 

[darkside03gt]

i would not suggest trying to weld that back together, call ford and get a replacement and weld a new one in the old ones place. when it comes to the rear suspension it needs to be perfect to make sure the rear axle is where it needs to be. definately let a qualified shop do the repair. if ford wont sell the part seperately from the rail, go to ur local junkyard and cut it off one. u do not want to repair metal that is ripped that bad. im an ase master certified and i-car certified collision tech and welder, so trust me on this.

Iam no expert on this stuff but I like what ceracer33 said. after getting it fixed I would just get a MM torque arm so you can remove the upper controll arms and never have to deal with this again.

 

[MyBloodRunsBlue]

that must of been one hell of a bump