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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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bent suspension

To cut things short, my car spun out on a freeway and went into a ditch on the right hand shoulder. This ditch has a roughly 45 degree slope.

My front passenger suspension got pushed in and have a positive camber. it looks really bad. I replaced the LCA and did not fix the problem. Some people told me that my knuckle/spindle is bent. Is this possible? This thing looks very strong and made from cast iron. I can't tell whether it is bent or not. Strut mount looks fine from the top. What could possibly got bent in this kind situation? strut?

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Old Jun 26, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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I had a similar problem, after I changed the LCA, it 'looked' fine, and I was afraid I too needed a spindle/hub. Turned out whe I tried to get it aligned they said I needed a new strut because the old one was bent.

I repalced it and it aligned within spec.
Old Jun 26, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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Thanks for the input. I thought so too. I have a new spindle ready, just need to get a new illumina shock and replace them all at once.
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