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Bent trailing arm?

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Old Jun 2, 2017 | 11:01 PM
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Hi all! When I went to get my EG hatch with full stock Integra suspension aligned, I was told that one side in the rear was a couple millimeters out and that he reckons it because the trailing arm is bent. Looks like it's got a little more negative camber than the other side, but he said the toe is out, and that even at full adjustment it wan't quite there. I'd say it has a degree or two at most of negative camber on that side. This would be because my donor car was hit by a motorcycle on that wheel.

However, I'm inclined to believe that the camber or toe arm, being fairly thin would bend before the actual trailing arm would. I wouldn't guess the LCA would bend either, as it's a big solid cast piece compared to the thin stamped metal camber arm. Does anyone have experience with this being the case? Would the camber arm being bent enough to cause a couple degrees of camber be enough for the toe to be out of spec even at full adjustment?
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Old Jun 3, 2017 | 09:22 AM
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collision damage is tricky. start measuring everything, you'll need to until you find the damaged part.
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 11:35 AM
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Did you get this sorted out?
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 11:37 AM
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Ya how goes the repair?
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