Here's a bit of an explanation. I was jacking the car up to check the front end brakes and whatnot, and I had the front up on stands with the wheels off. I was moving to the rear and chose a poor jacking spot (apparent to me now). I started jacking in front of the driver's side rear wheel. Things began to go awry, and the next thing I know, the car is sitting on the passenger side strut. I was able to get my jack under the subframe and to get the car sitting on the wheels again. Fun.
Firstly, the jack freed itself from my jacking spot in the rear and proceeded to punch the gas tank. There are no leaks, but there is a decent sized dent in that portion of the gas tank. From what I understand in the ETK, that is the smaller of the two halves. I do not feel that the gas tank is liable to cause problems short of lesser capacity; however, I wanted to make sure and to hear what y'all had to say on the matter.
Secondly, the only evident damage on the front end side was a dented rotor protector. I just bent it back and put the wheel on. The car was resting on the control arm/strut joint for a good bit, and it didn't appear to me that the tie rod or CA were bent in anyway. I do plan on giving her a short jaunt around to see if the suspension seems funky, but I wanted to hear what the stress of that kind of accident can cause on the suspension up front. What sort of specifics should I be checking for short of a general look around?
I know I'm pretty stupid, no need to tell me, but I appreciate any input you have into the matter. Don't worry about an unsafe E30 on the road; I have no plans on driving it until this gets sorted. TIA.
Firstly, the jack freed itself from my jacking spot in the rear and proceeded to punch the gas tank. There are no leaks, but there is a decent sized dent in that portion of the gas tank. From what I understand in the ETK, that is the smaller of the two halves. I do not feel that the gas tank is liable to cause problems short of lesser capacity; however, I wanted to make sure and to hear what y'all had to say on the matter.
Secondly, the only evident damage on the front end side was a dented rotor protector. I just bent it back and put the wheel on. The car was resting on the control arm/strut joint for a good bit, and it didn't appear to me that the tie rod or CA were bent in anyway. I do plan on giving her a short jaunt around to see if the suspension seems funky, but I wanted to hear what the stress of that kind of accident can cause on the suspension up front. What sort of specifics should I be checking for short of a general look around?
I know I'm pretty stupid, no need to tell me, but I appreciate any input you have into the matter. Don't worry about an unsafe E30 on the road; I have no plans on driving it until this gets sorted. TIA.
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