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bent control arm?

Old Dec 16, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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bent control arm?

Just wondering if anyone around has bent more than the control arm? I'm asking this because it's seemingly impossible to eye it and tell if it is or not.

I already replaced the shock/strut which were bent to hell and my tire is pushed back 1/4 so it's making noise when I make sharp right turns.

What's your guys suggestion to get my max back to normal? Also I read in the classified about replacing ball joint???
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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We're not psychic...we don't know what happened, how it happened, and what your car looks like...or even what car you have.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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hmmmm.....when I got my 03 max the front suspension was making sounds and i kind of bottom out on the freeway and I hope when I install my c8 coilover on my max will fix it! Oh yea I found out it was in a side accident.
Old Dec 16, 2009 | 09:36 PM
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the control arm itself would have to take one hell of a hit to bend, unless of course the main pin is bent.
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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I snapped one when my car was 1 day old.
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 06:48 AM
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What kind of noise does it make OP?
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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on my sounds like something is loose, it makes a weird sound like the suspension is shifting around
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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I bent my passenger side one, my steering wheel was turned to the left a little while driving strait, i installed new arms and my wheel is strait.
btw it did not make any noise
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 12:45 PM
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i bent my lower control arm, strut, and had to buy a new spindle. it might be a spindle?
Old Dec 17, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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well ima getting my coilover install tomorrow and if it still have weird noise ima going to get it check out
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