Ripped chassis :(

[peeche]

Dear ZTHians..

I had notice that my car height is unbalanced..
1 finger gap from tyre to fender all round except on driver side.
Barely 0 finger clearance.

After inspecting, i noticed that there is one inch gap on my chassis,
bottom part of front absorber mounting..

Is there any place to get it repair with reasonable price.?

Btw my car is a 05 Perdana V6.

*Lesson learnt. Never combine v6 machine with super hard coilover setup.

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any suggestion guys?

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

Dear ZTHians..

I had notice that my car height is unbalanced..
1 finger gap from tyre to fender all round except on driver side.
Barely 0 finger clearance.

After inspecting, i noticed that there is one inch gap on my chassis,
bottom part of front absorber mounting..

Is there any place to get it repair with reasonable price.?

Btw my car is a 05 Perdana V6.

*Lesson learnt. Never combine v6 machine with super hard coilover setup.

---------- Post added at 09:35 AM ---------- 6 hour anti-bump limit - Previous post was at 07:35 AM ----------

any suggestion guys?

wahhh.....try normal bodyshop that do accident repairs....worst case u need to find the "skeleton" from halfcut and replace the whole front section up to the firewall....

it was a costly job....but atleast u got fresh almost new front chassis...and make sure add UR fender bar to upgrade the strength.....


cheap repair would be pulling back the chassis on jig and weld the crack+add reinforcement plate to double the strength...

 

[peeche]

cheap repair would be pulling back the chassis on jig and weld the crack+add reinforcement plate to double the strength...

is there any problem with puspakom if i want to sell it later?

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

is there any problem with puspakom if i want to sell it later?

for the cheap repair case...most probably yes u will have some problem with puspakom i think....

 

[hamtaro00]

agree with pomen recommendation. Repair and reinforce.

Peeche, now im afraid. Gonna swap with super soft absorber.

 

[vr2turbo]

wahhh.....try normal bodyshop that do accident repairs....worst case u need to find the "skeleton" from halfcut and replace the whole front section up to the firewall....

it was a costly job....but atleast u got fresh almost new front chassis...and make sure add UR fender bar to upgrade the strength.....


cheap repair would be pulling back the chassis on jig and weld the crack+add reinforcement plate to double the strength...

Isn't repair safer with puspakom checking then replacing the whole front, like become half cut replacement?

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

Isn't repair safer with puspakom checking then replacing the whole front, like become half cut replacement?

not sure if puspakom checking can issue "repair" letter to bodyshop...


because most i think will wrote: total lost...chassis unsafe to repair etc etc etc...



the method of replacing front frame wasnt from cut-joint method....but more like remove spotweld and re-do spot weld with fresh frame


i knew big bodyshop at my hometown (accident claim& repairs) can do this work without problem with puspakom/jpj....but charges were high (unless paid by insurance claim)....

 

[vr2turbo]

Thanks for the info.....

 

[huakenny]

got photo of the cracked part?

 

[peeche]

got photo of the cracked part?

Haven't got chance to take the picture yet. Car currently in workshop. Waiting queue to get it done.

The cracked position is at the bottom of upper arm mount. about 18 inch long crack. Already ripped actually. About 1 inch gap.

 

[papagoines]

last time I saw that kind of rip when my friend's Toyota LE (with 4AGZE transplant) decided to go big turbo and matching suspension upgrades

....never thought just by using hard suspensions can cause it to crack like that :hmmmm:

 

[peeche]

last time I saw that kind of rip when my friend's Toyota LE (with 4AGZE transplant) decided to go big turbo and matching suspension upgrades

....never thought just by using hard suspensions can cause it to crack like that :hmmmm:

i also don't know what is the cause.
but i can assume that most of the weight and force is distributed at the top absorber mounting..
so the combination of heavy drivetrain and stiff/hard suspension might be logic.

so how did your friend get it repaired?
does he face any problem with puspakom inspection?

 

[papagoines]

i also don't know what is the cause.
but i can assume that most of the weight and force is distributed at the top absorber mounting..
so the combination of heavy drivetrain and stiff/hard suspension might be logic.

so how did your friend get it repaired?
does he face any problem with puspakom inspection?

His dad's pomen saw the rip when he brought the car in for service... which he promptly repair. we only got photo of the rip...

as per puspakom, since he already endorsed the car and not willing to sell it (it was his late mom's) so I guess he never bothered about it hehe

 

[mouse8899]

should have done chassis strengthening before doing any big power transplants, the torsional rigidity of the monocoque frame was unable to withstand the force since the spring you used was hard, sometimes using a tad softer is better, more grip