A young girl (17) ran a red and hit my JK. The impact was right at the center cap of the rear tire (drivers side). The axle shifted laterally about 4 inches. There didn't appear to be any body damage other than a scuff on the bumper and the fender is a little loose but as usual there was a nice coat of mud. Anyone have any experience with damage like this? I'm going to the shop tomorrow to discuss the repairs and want to be prepared. I don't have any pics of the damage but will try and get a few tomorrow. Is there anything I should look for?

Pre-accident

 

Whats with young people and the way they drive!? Question is are YOU Ok?

 

If the axle is shifted that much then i'm going to go ahead and say all new rear suspension, driveshaft, new rear end, and frame damage out back. My guess is totaled.

 

That sucks, hope it all works out for you.

 

That would be why so many states are looking to higher the driving age. To many young kids driving using cell phones IMO

 

Best of luck to you! Thats a nice lookin Jeep you got there! Hopefuly insurance will cover it and they wont have to keep your Jeep to long.

 

Sorry to hear that , I hope you are OK .

 

Watch for drive shaft isseus and of course anything else connected to the axle. Odds are you might have significant damage there, but again, it may not be as bad as it seems.

 

Raising the driving age probably won't help any. Driving like a jackass at age 16 is no different than driving like a jackass at 37. I've seen plenty of people of all ages on cellphones driving. States need to mandate teaching your kids not to be idiots. But hey, good luck with that right?

 

Sorry about your accident and hope you're ok.

As for young drivers, I blame video games where you pretend to drive, and wreck, and keep going and wreck and keep going and wreck.....