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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:10 PM
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i was involved in an accident..... icey out and i slide over the curb and i hit the curb with my passenger side wheel and now its bent in from the bottom being bent in if you were to look at the wheel.......my question is i took off the wheel and i dont notice anything extremely different.........what do you think needs replacing?? the lower control arm?? would that straightin things out?
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:24 PM
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:35 PM
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ive heard of people replacing every piece of suspension they can think of and end up still having their wheels pushed back...i feel you tho because my passanger wheel is pushed back too...

i think what it comes down to is takin your **** to a body shop with a frame straightener and having them take a look at it before you replace anything
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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i had it at the body shop, they told me it was the control arm......i'm still getting into fixing my car an stuff.....but the control arm has two parts the upper and lower correct?
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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but from my judgment it looked as if the lower arm was bent, so i just removed it and i am working on gettin a new one
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Old Mar 24, 2004 | 10:55 PM
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yeah upper and lower, i agree its the lower one...good luck, let us know how it works out
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