Ok so me and a friend were driving to my house last night and we hit a oil slicked road. my mustang (2000 convertible 3.8) spun around and ran into a ditch. my friend behind me in his buick slid around the corner and slid the other way being front wheel drive thankfully. Any way the ditch did some major damage subframe connectors got twisted, k members bent to hell and back and possibly the sway bar needs replacing. Thats the stuff i know thats bad i havent goten a full look at it yet. i know were i can get sub frames but the k member and the sway bar i need help with. were can i get a k member for a v6 mustang and still use stock a arms and springs/struts and with the sway bar is it suposed to be exactly straight or have a curve in it?

 

I would also check for the frame being bent baised on all the other damage you listed.

 

A 2000 mustang with bent k-member an dsubframes, most likely totalled, almost without a doubt

 

i know it may be stupid but this is my first car and i cant see my self letting go of it. as far as i can tell the frame is still straight but untill i get some stuff off i wont be able to tell. as far as the sub frames go i took another look at them and they didn't twist. they collapsed cause its open on both end and the weight of the car was sitting on it. also the k member on my car is a 2 piece design and only the lower piece is bent, not as bad as "to hell and back" as i thought but its still noticeably bent

 

ya bent subframes cant mean anything good and a bent k member is serious too the frame is probably bent a little good luck tho

 

the pieces got bent as the parts hit the concrete curb going into the ditch. as far as the k member goes if i buy one for the right year that say for a GT will it work (even if i have to do modifications)?

Edit: just found out the K Member IS NOT bent the k member support that bolts under the k member is the part that got hit

 

I would still take it to a shop to get checked out.


and replace the subframe connectors with some MM full lengths

 

Take it to a frame shop and ask them what parts need replaced and ask them about the trueness of the car.

Thats a lot of damage, hope you have insurance.

-Eric-

 

oil slickened roads

 

It could have been anything from all the little drips of oil floating up on top of a very light rain to an all-out puddle of pure oil. I've seen (and ridden through) a real puddle on a public street left by a municipal vehicle with a blown engine. Long time ago, but some things you don't forget.


Norm