Do you have a picture of the broken ball joint? unless the rod in the ball joint snapped in half or Knuckle broke, there is no way a ball joint in a 100 cruiser pops out of its location. Was it oem or 555 ball joint?
Cruiser wreck
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JunkCrzr89
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I’m very, very well aware of the design difference (I own two 3rd gens and a 100). Hence why I said the 100’s suspension design is better. However, as @wvrx noted above, the 100s ball joints can still fail (and have), and the ensuing destruction is just as catastrophic...Ball joints are wear items regardless of the vehicle or design.
Lotta mechanical engineers in this thread, who knew!
Glad everyone is ok in the wreck.
Glad everyone is ok in the wreck.
FJBen
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That Cruiser is 100% totaled to insurance. I agree to fight over value, but it's definitely totaled.
My 2006 tundra got backed into, flatbed truck, front corner. Took out light, scratched bumper, dented/pushed hood, crumpled fender around light, $4,300. Looks like a paint scratch compared to this wreck.
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So the car it hit while hydroplaning is toast. I only had liability on the car so I am at a huge loss there, the estimate for it to be fixed is 15k. Does anyone have ideas as of what to do? Should I buy another cruiser an rebuild mine? Or sell it for parts.. I’m at a huge loss
$15K = its totaled.
No insurance check:
If you are skilled at the repairs needed and have time to do the repairs, I would patch it up.
If you are pretty good with wrenches and don't mine the parting out process - i.e. have space, wife doesn't mind, pull parts, price, advertise, package, mail - I would part it out.
Otherwise, sell it to someone who has some ideas on dealing with it, take it as a loss and go purchase another LC.
No insurance check:
If you are skilled at the repairs needed and have time to do the repairs, I would patch it up.
If you are pretty good with wrenches and don't mine the parting out process - i.e. have space, wife doesn't mind, pull parts, price, advertise, package, mail - I would part it out.
Otherwise, sell it to someone who has some ideas on dealing with it, take it as a loss and go purchase another LC.
Sorry, but as soon as you wrote "hence why" you lost all credibility. haha. Google it, I think there is a growing movement to have that abomination(made popular by JHS girls on text and social media trying to sound older, and failing) officially outlawed.
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Glad you are okay. I was about to start talking about how to deal with ins. co. who is likely to undervalue you rig and you'd have to take the check and buy it back, but with liability only I agree with @cwmoser
Insurance totaled, but maybe fixable, it hard to tell without pics with the tire off. The fender and door can be had for under $500 from a junk yard and would take a some effort to fit. The control arm area is what will determine if it is road-fixable, trail-fixable, or junk.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
You're 16 years old? You, sir, need to be in a boring, safe, slow vehicle. Your land cruiser fit that bill well. Go find another one with high mileage and run it till the wheels fall off.
A wornout ball joint in a 100 still wont detach the control arm from the knuckle.
hoser
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Wait, the accident was the semi-truck's fault, right? Why are you at a loss?
Exactly what hoser stated.
If it was the semi's fault, I would be making sure to file everything through his/her insurance. No need to deal with it your self.
You need to find out what the police report shows and who was listed as "at fault".
If I were in your shoes, I'd dispute the police report if it doesn't correctly identify the "at fault" party.
If it was the semi's fault, I would be making sure to file everything through his/her insurance. No need to deal with it your self.
You need to find out what the police report shows and who was listed as "at fault".
If I were in your shoes, I'd dispute the police report if it doesn't correctly identify the "at fault" party.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
No, but if you understand how a ball joint works, it's easy to imagine the ball popping out of the housing.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
The semi-truck likely didn't hit him. He may have swerved, but overcorrected, etc. At this point, there's likely no way for him to prove that a semi-truck "caused" the accident. Also, OP is 16.
This is why if someone is going to swerve into your lane and cause you to crash, let them hit you.
hoser
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"side swiped me" was what he said. But if those driver's side panels are clean then yeah...
uHu
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Glad to hear that nobody was seriously injured.
A LBJ will pop, with enough force on it. This one took the whole force of an oncoming car, from the front, onto this left front wheel, at a speed of around 20 km/h for the cruiser and maybe 60 km/h for the other car. The ball joint popped, steering arm bolts broke and the A-arm went through the wheel. With that much force, also the frame was bent, at the rear A-arm bushing, so that might also be the case in this accident.
This pic is 2 mnts after the accident, therefore the rust.
A LBJ will pop, with enough force on it. This one took the whole force of an oncoming car, from the front, onto this left front wheel, at a speed of around 20 km/h for the cruiser and maybe 60 km/h for the other car. The ball joint popped, steering arm bolts broke and the A-arm went through the wheel. With that much force, also the frame was bent, at the rear A-arm bushing, so that might also be the case in this accident.
This pic is 2 mnts after the accident, therefore the rust.
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Well I’m a high schooler and have plenty of time and space.. just not a whole lot of money because the cruiser was purchased a month before the incident with all savings put into it. I’m not too bad a wrenches so I’ll probably go to a salvage yard and take parts needed to get it driving.
For a vehicle like this, why don't you have full coverage? Doesn't make any sense, a 1992 corolla that's worth $200 then yeah i'd get liability, but for something $10,000+ ??
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That is because I spent the summer working just to afford to get the car.
