My other friend that works on vettes for Jeff Gordon Chevrolet here replaced my axle with a new one (which I bought from O'Reilly's auto parts new for $87 w/ lifetime warranty vs $550 @Honda) for $20. He fixed the sway bar endings too and reinstalled the front springs correctly all for 125. As for my nephew, he'll be sued for every thing. His argument is that I should have waited for him to fix it. Not a chance in Hell. I have a pic ill post in a sec.

 

It's a huge mess, yes, but I still don't see where your nephew's on the hook for the whole thing. What does he do for a living, is it any kind of automotive work?

 

Here the pic of the axle needing replacement that day it was lowered. I had been driving on it for 4 days.

He's a transporter for the army. He did auto/audio work on the side and said he could lower my car vs going to a shop. So again, instead of quitting before getting himself in a pickle after taking off the 1st rim which is the pic of the f'd up axle, he continued. I even told him to go in his house, get on wi/fi, and dl the thread on installing RS*R springs on a 09 fit i found. He kept saying he didnt need it. The house wasnt wheelchair accessible so I couldnt go in and i wasin the car the whole time.

Pic of the axle I had been driving on unknowingly after my nephew "fixed" it.




Here's the car with front suspension fixed:



Any comments/questions feel free. BTW the drivers side axle will need to be replaced too but not near asap. I have an idea. Will tell you in a couple of weeks if it worked.

 

So if he didn't know what he was doing once the first coil was removed I'm fucked. Ok he refuses to pay anyway. Thought I should have waited for him to fix his mess up. When I was shown how "messed up" he was, that wasn't going to happen. Every states laws are different. If it's the case, I guess being disowned by one side of his family would be better. I'm fine with that too. He'll need us before we need him... 😂