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Old 06-12-2012, 04:20 PM
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Steering wheel position after hitting a curb

I tried to bust a U-turn out of a parking lot and hit the curb with the front passenger tire. When driving straight, the steering wheel is no longer centered. While driving straight, it's looks like I'm making a right turn. Everything else seems normal. What should I be looking for suspension-wise to get it straightened out
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Alignment.

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Old 06-12-2012, 04:28 PM
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Whew! I was thinking worse!
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Originally Posted by spiritman
Whew! I was thinking worse!
It very well could be...

Get it up in the air and check for bent steering and suspension components. You might get lucky and only need to get an alignment and maybe a tie rod end.
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man thats a bent control arm
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bent tie rod. highly doubt you'd bent a control arm that way
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easy way to check is if your wheel looks 'stanced' tie rod end if it looks like more gap in the front then the back its the control arm as compaired to the other side
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Old 06-12-2012, 07:31 PM
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bent tie rod. highly doubt you'd bent a control arm that way
I was planning to change them out with Moog part anyway. How difficult of a job is it? I would like to do it myself.
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Originally Posted by cjandura
easy way to check is if your wheel looks 'stanced' tie rod end if it looks like more gap in the front then the back its the control arm as compaired to the other side
I don't follow
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I think he's saying check the spacing in the wheel well compared to the opposing wheel. Does it match the other or is it pushed forward or back in the well.
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