Bent rear under brace from jacking the car at wrong jacking point.

spearfish25 · 10-12-2010, 01:27 PM

The shop clearly made a mistake and it's worth pursuing. But it's a bit dramatic to say there is major damage here. This is really nothing to worry about.

WarmAndSCSI · 10-12-2010, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

The shop clearly made a mistake and it's worth pursuing. But it's a bit dramatic to say there is major damage here. This is really nothing to worry about.

No it's not a huge deal, but that brace that was put there for chassis rigidity is now useless. It would piss me the hell off if a shop did that to my car. Granted, they could have pinched a brake or fuel line or something worse...

spearfish25 · 10-12-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

No it's not a huge deal, but that brace that was put there for chassis rigidity is now useless. It would piss me the hell off if a shop did that to my car. Granted, they could have pinched a brake or fuel line or something worse...

How is it now useless? Yes it's very slightly bent. But it's a metal piece that is still completely intact and bolted in place. It still resists any longitudinal forces placed on it. Frankly, from the pictures it looks like cosmetic damage only. I'd bet my nuts you'd never notice any difference in performance.

WarmAndSCSI · 10-12-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

How is it now useless? Yes it's very slightly bent. But it's a metal piece that is still completely intact and bolted in place. It still resists any axial forces placed on it. Frankly, from the pictures it looks like cosmetic damage only.

If there were a dent in the Bay Bridge do you think they would allow vehicles to traverse it? Or would it be still "completely intact?"

Just because it's underneath the car does not make it "OK" for it to be bashed up. That piece needs to be replaced. The visual damage doesn't even tell the half of it if they actually placed the entire ~1400 lb rear weight of the car upon that one point.

Push370zzz · 10-12-2010, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

get your *** to that shop and demand full replacement of the damaged parts. Your car's suspension is toast.

It's fine, OP don't worry. If you can get it replaced, then why not, but I wouldn't make a fuss about it...it's not going to change a thing.

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

The shop clearly made a mistake and it's worth pursuing. But it's a bit dramatic to say there is major damage here. This is really nothing to worry about.

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

No it's not a huge deal, but that brace that was put there for chassis rigidity is now useless. It would piss me the hell off if a shop did that to my car. Granted, they could have pinched a brake or fuel line or something worse...

Steel doesn't lose its rigidity upon slight bending. It would piss me off too, but it's not useless now! Haha are you guys trying to scare the OP?

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

If there were a dent in the Bay Bridge do you think they would allow vehicles to traverse it? Or would it be still "completely intact?"

Just because it's underneath the car does not make it "OK" for it to be bashed up. That piece needs to be replaced. The visual damage doesn't even tell the half of it if they actually placed the entire ~1400 lb rear weight of the car upon that one point.

spearfish25 · 10-12-2010, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI

If there were a dent in the Bay Bridge do you think they would allow vehicles to traverse it? Or would it be still "completely intact?"

Just because it's underneath the car does not make it "OK" for it to be bashed up. That piece needs to be replaced. The visual damage doesn't even tell the half of it if they actually placed the entire ~1400 lb rear weight of the car upon that one point.

Captain Melodrama! (I like you buddy, but I have to play devil's advocate here)

All that brace does is counter forces that act along its length. If you think the minor dent in it is going to compromise its ability to withstand those forces, you're crazy! Maybe it's 5% weaker, but that's a realistically insignificant value. The Z performs well, but it's not fighter jet. This kind of minor stuff just isn't worth fretting over. Using the reasoning presented here, I better replace my tie-rods because the surface corrosion on them means they're worthless and will fail suddenly now.

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spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1858	The shop clearly made a mistake and it's worth pursuing. But it's a bit dramatic to say there is major damage here. This is really nothing to worry about. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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