Lucky escape r.I.p the blue xud

[Mattcheese31]

Well the steering appears to still be connected, it's the anti-roll bar thats come loose.

I suppose mid-corner it's enough to create panic and cause an accident.

what he said . . . .

[BiG K]

The 306 held up pretty well in Dj's crash, considering it was an offset crash.... and the car is based off a design that's over 20 years old!

[Magenta Sunset]

had an arb link fail mid corner on a mk1 astra I was driving wayyy back. nearly t-boned the car waiting to pull out of the T-junction.
wasn't so much panic-mode as "where's my f*king steering gone?"

[beulah]

had an arb link fail mid corner on a mk1 astra I was driving wayyy back. nearly t-boned the car waiting to pull out of the T-junction.
wasn't so much panic-mode as "where's my f*king steering gone?"

Yep, that's pretty much what went through my mind. No time to panic!

Bloke who attended the scene said it happened to him on the straight and he was able to stop. He said anyone who is cornering when it breaks has no chance.

[pioneer DJ paddy]

This is the last pic I toke of the car be for the smash     


Gone but not forgotten :-)

[Poodle]

If a drop link goes mid corner it will f*ck you up big time - it's significantly changing the geometry with the suspension already loaded up. Just think about it, what happens when you remove the strut top mount nut without spring compressors fitted up? Same difference - the system works together as a whole and when you put a ton of pressure on it (literally) then remove a link in the chain it'll cause hell. Fairly appalled that most of you lads doubting that have supposedly got relevant quals in mechanics, that's very basic physics there. :S Congratulations on passing your college papers, please don't inflict it on anyone else.

That's a big old smash Paddy, glad you're ok.

[Rippthrough]

I've snapped more than one, yes, the car suddenly rolls more, no, it doesn't cause a massive loss of grip, or the steering, just tucks the front in more. Unless your dampers are f*cked too.

How many people have snapped springs and drive around on them? How many people on here are on Raceland/VMax/Ebay specials and bouncing off the bumpstops everywhere? Similar effect on the roll resistance.

[Paul Baldwin]

had an arb link fail mid corner on a mk1 astra I was driving wayyy back. nearly t-boned the car waiting to pull out of the T-junction.
wasn't so much panic-mode as "where's my f*king steering gone?"

Try being a passenger in a Lada Niva 4x4 when the bottom ball joint on your side snaps as you're approaching a corner.......

[Magenta Sunset]

had an arb link fail mid corner on a mk1 astra I was driving wayyy back. nearly t-boned the car waiting to pull out of the T-junction.
wasn't so much panic-mode as "where's my f*king steering gone?"

Try being a passenger in a Lada Niva 4x4 when the bottom ball joint on your side snaps as you're approaching a corner.......

think there may be a call for a 'brown trousers' smiley