this cant be good

[TimKninja]

Take an afternoon off to fix your car. Or bring it somewhere to have it done. Not worth the risks.

[slammin.e28]

Just get new strut mounts. Geeze.

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Like $60 a side.

Fix it right - get under there, take things apart and assess the extent of the problem. Replace what is required.

QFT.

[lgb240]

since i cant afford camber plates right now, will i have any issues driving the car as is?

I wouldn't drive the car as is ... and with only one bolt holding the front corner of your car on, a failure here could kill you, perhaps someone else, least of all your car.

Fix it right - get under there, take things apart and assess the extent of the problem. Replace what is required.

[Joe G]

bolts from the top i assume

[Adrian_Visser]

How are you going to reach the head of the bolt to put a wrench on it exactly?

[Joe G]

good idea, thanks!

[nrubenstein]

Cut off the studs and then put bolts in. It's a quick short term measure.

[Joe G]

the strut does not move, ill keep an eye on the holes in the fender holes. What would i need to do to fix/replace the factory studs?

[Adrian_Visser]

I would be worried about enlarging the holes in your fenders, that said the nuts have most likely been loose and wearing shit out for a while now, it's your call really if you feel safe driving it. I drove my eta with a gland nut smashed and basically no left front shock for a month before I did the suspension.

[Mike325]

So does the whole strut move side to side also? I would e afraid of the strut widening the holes in the tower or the last bolt snapping while you are driving.

[Joe G]

since i cant afford camber plates right now, will i have any issues driving the car as is?

[Adrian_Visser]

Might want to just try hammering the bolts back up from underneath, they have splines. Could get away with just that.

This, but it sounds like the studs may have worn their holes in the strut mount out. Time for camber plates!

[Joe G]

the arrows show how i can move the studs.

[schtozo]

wow, i did word that poorly. The studs that come up though the strut tower are feel like they are broken off at the base, or not screwed in. When i try to tighten the nuts the whole stud moves with it. Not just spinning with the nut, i can actually move them left/right.

Your car is totalled, yeah thats it. Give me your engine and youll be good to go. Dont listen to ubernasty

[Joe G]

wow, i did word that poorly. The studs that come up though the strut tower are feel like they are broken off at the base, or not screwed in. When i try to tighten the nuts the whole stud moves with it. Not just spinning with the nut, i can actually move them left/right.