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Old Jun 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
Old Jun 12, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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Alignment.

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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 04:28 PM
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Alignment.

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Whew! I was thinking worse!
Old Jun 12, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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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.
Old Jun 12, 2012 | 04:51 PM
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man thats a bent control arm
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 05:00 PM
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bent tie rod. highly doubt you'd bent a control arm that way
Old Jun 12, 2012 | 05:36 PM
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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
Old Jun 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.
Old Jun 12, 2012 | 07:32 PM
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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
Old Jun 14, 2012 | 07:10 PM
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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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