tuesday (12/4) i was makin a U turn at an intersection and i had the green....from what i can remember there was a bus or some big rig in the left turn lane from the other side and my view was limited on the oncoming traffic......so i move out and i see a car rushing towards me and i misjudge and i hit the curb with my front right tire.....no significant visual damage except for a minor scrape on the rim and chip in the rubber on the tire. (see atchmnt) But now when i hold the steering wheel perfectly straight the car drifts to the right and sometimes ill get this knock noise when i make tight right turns. Could the algnment need to be re-adjusted or would it be something more major as, say, in the axle?

 

heh btw...car is a 92se....the car is still technically driveable but the only problem i notice thus far is that drifting to the right

 

sounds like an axle...or bearings or something to that nature....I would say alignment, but it shouldn't make any noises...I don't think

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If your makin a right turn and there is a noise then it might be your CV Joint.

 

i wouldn't say it's axle. the axle is made to bend and turn.

you prob bent a suspension component.
check the following...strut, upper strut bearing, ball joint, tie rod, sway bar and endlink.

best thing to do is pull the wheel and see.

 

ok i took a better look and found out this....my front right wheel is pushed back....it scrapes against the wheel well when i make right turns

 

time to visit the lower control arm..i would suspect it's bent.

 

Same here.