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Hit a curb, likely damage ?

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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 11:44 PM
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Hey guys, i hit a curb last night but pretty much straight on with my passenger side front, its pushed the fender in above the wheel and the front bumper is cracked on the passenger side front also.

Both wheels sit straight although the steering wheel is off centre and the EML light is on,

Hitting it at in that area what damage am i likely to have done ?

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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 05:21 AM
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Suspension wise...at a minimum, you'll need an alignment. Beyond that, it's possible to have damaged any of the following: steering rack, lower a-arm, upper a-arm, shock, swaybar, swaybar end links, wheel...etc...

Definitely time for insurance.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:41 AM
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If any of the above were damaged would that not make the wheel sit out of line, not drive straight etc..
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 11:48 AM
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Any of those could be damaged and you may not be able to tell with the untrained eye.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 01:24 PM
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especially likely since as you say, while the car is going in a straight line, the steering wheel is no longer straight. Could very well be that your car is "crabbing" down the road, going straight, but no longer parallel to it.
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