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Please advise: curb-collision steering/suspension check
Posted by tEd:P (more from tEd:P) on Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:30:31
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A snowy lane in town turned faster than I could, such that my passenger side wheels met the curb obliquely at about 25 mph, hard enough to rock the car up on that side momentarily, rash the rear alloy rim, crack the lip and wobble the front, and knock my alignment distinctly Off.
I was just about to replace the front wheel bearings anyway and put my steel rims on, so that's done now, and I'm going to try the String-Alignment trick with my tie rod ends newly broken loose, but I don't know if I should worry that something else in the frame/rack/control arms may have been deformed permanently. Nothing down there _looks_ obviously out of place, but somebody with experience tell me: Is that a risk, or have my rubber bushings and lower control arms (new 2 Summers ago) likely taken this impact in stride? If not, what exactly do I need to scrutinize?
TIA...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Please advise: curb-collision steering/suspension check, tEd:P, Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:30:31 <-- Viewing This Message
- Could balljoint damage throw the alignment off?, tEd:P, Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:33:27
- Re: Please advise: curb-collision steering/suspension check, soneway, Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:40:24
- Did already. Anything else?, tEd:P, Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:01:29
- Look close a lower A-frame that side., RayF, Thu, 9 Feb 2006 09:35:18
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