my steering went out and the speed is toast

[boostisgood]

That is exactly what happened dood, you lost control a bit, slammed on the brakes, the ABS kicked in (that is why you steering felt all weird, at an angle of turn, and ABS kicking in, the vibrations will make the steering feel wierd) and the car continued to slide out.

Not flaming ya bro, jsut trying to help you figure out what couldve happened. In an LSD equipped car, all you needed to do was point the wheels in the direction you wanted, and hit the gas.

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

wow, thanks for that. i feel stupid now... damnit, my poor mazdaspeed

 

[1338]

wow, thanks for that. i feel stupid now... damnit, my poor mazdaspeed

lol its all good man. it took me ditch to learn that. thank god i got out quick and there no damage to the car.

 

[boostisgood]

DooD, Dont feel stupid, I have done that in the past also. Many have, its all part of learning. Unfortunatly, it can cost a bit in the process.

I ripped the whole passanger side suspension off my CRX-B16t like that. unfortunalty, it was still in its young life as a project, and I only had liability on it. So it was parted out, and now lives a life as a pop can or something.

 

[Dexter]

yes, thats exactly what happened when i got into my accident, but dont feel bad you will learn from it man. good luck

 

[jonnydoe48]

what speed were you going at and how sharp was the turn for you to lose control?

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

thanks for the kind words everyone, i need them.

i was goin about 25-30, the turn was greater than a 90 deg. maybe like a 110 or 120. so it wasn't sharp. that civic that pissed me off came by at like 35 so he was goin faster than me.

 

[rowan]

it got kinda limp. like not completely just kinda

Contratulations. Now you know what understeer feels like.

 

[MSP Pro]

Guys, this is why I autox. You get to practice what the car feels like at the limit of adhesion in a safe environment. That means you can lose it, spin the car and not hit anything. Cheap learning!

 

[unwrittenLaw]

sorry to hear man..

so abs hurts, not helps when u lose it in a turn?

 

[jonnydoe48]

i think abs is for traffic situations. it stops the steering so you dont end up into oncoming traffic or something, i dunno thats just 1 example

 

[unwrittenLaw]

I thought abs was supposed to help you maintain steering under heavy breaking...