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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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rear beam axles

ok so i guess my back right beam axle is slightly bent he said it was fine to ride on ill just have to change tht tire a little more often. but i was wondering how much are they where can i get them and how hard is it to install.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Very easy to install. for a 5 lug, probably $8-900. Whats funny is that the 4 lug one is more expensive lol.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 02:20 AM
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seriously? 900 bucks and what if i dont fix it?
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by prvdoughnut
seriously? 900 bucks and what if i dont fix it?
umm... you'll have to change ur tire more oftin...?
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 02:26 AM
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mels was bent from an accident and it cost 1500 to fix at a shop (4 lug)
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 02:39 AM
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Snag one off a front end accident at a junk yard, shouldnt be too much.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 03:17 AM
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http://car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi think any of those would do it?
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 03:20 AM
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Thats a link to a search page.....
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 03:22 AM
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sry wont let me post the right link but car-parts.com has tht beam for 400-500 is it correct?
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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seriously its easy dont pay a shop for it its like 5 bolts thats it. Just make sure you tighten it wouldn't want that to fall off on the highway lol.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by prvdoughnut
seriously? 900 bucks and what if i dont fix it?
Another note on this, if you decide to just drive around as is your traction will suffer. Depending on how bad the bend is, it could be like driving on a spare.
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Old Jun 16, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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how the hell did you manage to bend your torsion beam?

wtf were you doing.

me and my friend jacked up my car by the beam to do my spring install and that **** didnt even bend. lol.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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the only way that ***** gonna bend is if you smack it with a curb at 35mph like i did lol. . .
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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the only way that ***** gonna bend is if you smack it with a curb at 35mph like i did lol. . .
cause i mean when doing my springs we lifted the whole rear of the car by the center of the beam and its still straight. lol
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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umm .49 deg is wht they said was bent. they said dnt really worry about it if u dont have the cash.
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