Bending a wishbone

[mikekean]

Has anyone actually managed to bend a wishbone on a 172/182? Both of the 172's i have broken for parts have taken impacts to the front wheels and bent the subframes quite badly yet when you put the wishbone up against a straight one they dont seem to have bent at all. They seem to be hard as nails.

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah replace quite a few, i'll dig out a picture!

 

[bozothenutter]

i'd think the wishbone would go before the subframe, thats how cars are generally designed right?
Minor parts to go before major parts?

 

[mikekean]

The cars ive had must of been in some funny incidents, ill have to compare them up some brandnew ones when i get round to buying some but i swear they are all straight but the subframes were mashed.

 

[mgoode180566]

i did one like a banana and shifted it on the bushes. didnt touch the subframe.....

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

i know its a bit unrelated the mk3 wishbones are made of cardboard, bend very easily

 

[Dan519]

The cars ive had must of been in some funny incidents, ill have to compare them up some brandnew ones when i get round to buying some but i swear they are all straight but the subframes were mashed.

I've seen a fair few with the subframe damaged worse than the arm too. Seems like pot luck though