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Old Dec 19, 2013 | 10:06 PM
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So while driving home in the snow.. the car slid into a curb. The whole passenger side. I pulled over and noticed the wheels were curbed up and the toe and camber on that side was off. Went to the alignment shop the next day and fixed the toe all around but couldnt get the camber right on the passenger side. Final numbers were -2.7 on the rear driver side and +0.1 pass rear. I noticed that on side of the 'dog ears' that hold the camber bolt in place was bent. We couldnt spot any bends in the lca or knuckle either. I want to replace the bent/broken piece but I dont have a spare to compare to or have the money to diagnose. Just tryna see which part would be more likely to bent first so I can start with that.

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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 03:13 AM
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First thing to bend in the rear is the knuckle. Could be knuckle or lower a-arm here.

First thing to bend in the front is the lower a-arm. This is extremely likely.
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 05:45 AM
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My buddy hit a curb and the tie rod was bent, and lower control arm. This was the rear passenger side as he hit the curb going side ways. His s2k almost flipped over!
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 03:35 AM
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Damn well that sucks cause i really dont wanna buy the wrong part
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 05:33 AM
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With the car on the lift, a good eye can compare both sides and easily pick out the bent part.
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Old Dec 21, 2013 | 12:40 PM
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It sucks cause neither of us know where to look and we cant see all the angles, im gonna try to get a hold of a spare lca and caste/tie rod arm and try to compare. If its not that then i'll end up buying a knuckle
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