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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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wheel shaking from side to side and pulling to the right badly after hitting a curb


my front left rim got bent and tire blew out so i replaced them for new ones
took it to an alignment shop
and it still goes to the right
also the steering wheel goes slightly to the left
when i go in a straight line

97 civic ex
help me
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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:40 AM
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Default Re: suspension damage after hitting a curb (kjohnl)

maybe cuz the rims bent ?
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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by es_squared &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">maybe cuz the rims bent ?</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kjohnl &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

my front left rim got bent and tire blew out so i replaced them for new ones
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Old May 16, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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You'll need to replace your control arms, upper and lower, tie rods, and your entire hub assembly. It's very difficult to see whether they are bent do to the nature of their shape and how they are mounted. The alignment numbers can give some clues though, so you should post your numbers.
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Old May 16, 2004 | 10:32 AM
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they didnt give me no numbers on the receipt
all they did was put ok in the alignment box on the reciipt
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Old May 16, 2004 | 03:09 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shaundrake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You'll need to replace your control arms, upper and lower, tie rods, and your entire hub assembly. It's very difficult to see whether they are bent do to the nature of their shape and how they are mounted.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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