Damage to front left wheel and lower control arm

[sam p]

Toyota 86 2012 GTS (front wheel damage) help

Recently hit a curb and rock under the front left hand side wheel of my 86, resulting in a fair bit of damage, i was wondering if anyone could assess these photos and let me know anything more than i do myself. Thank you.

[blsfrs]

Are we looking at the passenger side: ie Right front? A minimum would be replacing the lower control arm, spindle, tie rod, sway bar link, and strut. Being a 2012, you would probably replace both fronts, if not all 4 struts. That's just the damage that's seen in the pictures. I can't tell if anything else is bent. To be honest, if you are asking these questions, you probably should take it to a shop.

[soundman98]

It's going to need and alignment anyways, I would say least get a shop to look it over

[sam p]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

Are we looking at the passenger side: ie Right front? A minimum would be replacing the lower control arm, spindle, tie rod, sway bar link, and strut. Being a 2012, you would probably replace both fronts, if not all 4 struts. That's just the damage that's seen in the pictures. I can't tell if anything else is bent. To be honest, if you are asking these questions, you probably should take it to a shop.

Yeah of course, thanks for the help, it’s the front left side, so being in Australia, that is the passenger side. I’ll have to get it into a mechanic of course, I was just curious to what y’all thought, as I don’t have much experience, the car is undriveable and the wheel was severely worse when I hit the curb a few days ago. Do you think there’s any chance of further damage, unseen in the photos. And what exactly do you mean by replacing both sides because it’s a 2012? Thank you for your reply.

[blsfrs]

Originally Posted by sam p

Yeah of course, thanks for the help, it’s the front left side, so being in Australia, that is the passenger side. I’ll have to get it into a mechanic of course, I was just curious to what y’all thought, as I don’t have much experience, the car is undriveable and the wheel was severely worse when I hit the curb a few days ago. Do you think there’s any chance of further damage, unseen in the photos. And what exactly do you mean by replacing both sides because it’s a 2012? Thank you for your reply.

My apologies, I didn't realize right side and left side of cars were different in Aus. vs US. I suggested replacing both struts given the age of the car. A new strut would probably be stiffer than one that's 10 years old with a bunch of kilometers. Best to keep things balanced. Of course, you might find used parts with similar age and mileage in which case there might not be much difference.



It's hard to know if frame/crossmember is bent where the lca attaches. Someone experienced with suspensions may be able tell by looking at it in person.

[sam p]

Originally Posted by blsfrs

My apologies, I didn't realize right side and left side of cars were different in Aus. vs US. I suggested replacing both struts given the age of the car. A new strut would probably be stiffer than one that's 10 years old with a bunch of kilometers. Best to keep things balanced. Of course, you might find used parts with similar age and mileage in which case there might not be much difference.



It's hard to know if frame/crossmember is bent where the lca attaches. Someone experienced with suspensions may be able tell by looking at it in person.

Yeah all good, thank you, so is there any chance it’s written off, or like an expensive job?


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[soundman98]

it really depends on if that curb/rock damaged anything else underneath the vehicle

[sam p]

Originally Posted by soundman98

it really depends on if that curb/rock damaged anything else underneath the vehicle

Alright thank you heaps.


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[Desertnate]

With that type of damage and the possibility of bent tie rods, I'd probably take a look at the steering rack too to make sure it isn't damaged. The force of the impact may have been transmitted "down stream" past the tie rods into the rest of the steering system.