Broke my rear subframe going touge is it worth saving my manual 2008 Lancer GTS (240k km)?
So, my dumb ass decided to go touge driving and ended up snapping my rear subframe. I only realized how bad it was when swapping from my winter tires to summer ones. That’s when I saw just how rusted out the entire rear geometry was.
I made up my mind to replace everything, and it’s been a 3 month project so far. I tore the whole rear end down, but the rust has made it absolute hell. Had to cut the parking brake cables because they were completely fused with rust and spent almost 12 hours trying every trick in the book to get the link arm bolts out of the trailing arm. Ended up having to cut them, but they’re still stuck in a sandwich in the trailing arm.
At this point, everything is so clapped by rust that I just want to buy all-new parts. The car is 240 000 km, which explains why it's so crusty. Since it's a manual, I really don't want to waste/scrap it, but I’m at a crossroads. Is it actually worth sinking the money into all new rear subframe and suspension parts to save it?
If you made it this far, thanks for reading! Let me know what you guys think.