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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 04:34 AM
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I was driving about 60 and someone cut me off and I tail whipped into a curb. Alignment was off so I pulled over and now my wheel is all messed up. The top part of the wheel is sticking out beyond the car and the bottom of the wheel is closer to the middle. If you looking at it from the back the wheel looks like this \
Does anyone have any idea of what I might of bent?
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 04:38 AM
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Lower control arm, upper control arm, trailing arm, hub.... who knows.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 04:41 AM
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I wonder how much this stuff is gonna cost
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 04:42 AM
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Body damage? NoVa sux.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 04:44 AM
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no body damage. My back TE-37 is screwed.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 05:19 AM
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Most likely the trailing arm is buggered up. The spindle on the arm is one of the weaker points and tends to bend first. Also look at the LCA and if you see any wrinkles, replace that also. When I had to replace my trailing arm and it was about $200.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 05:24 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StageOne &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Most likely the trailing arm is buggered up. The spindle on the arm is one of the weaker points and tends to bend first. Also look at the LCA and if you see any wrinkles, replace that also. When I had to replace my trailing arm and it was about $200. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Ditto. It's most likely the trailing arm. It's not expensive at all, and very easy to replace with hand tools. You might alway want to check your LCA, but those are pretty damn sturdy.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:19 PM
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Spindle/Knuckle so far. $650 from Acura.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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Oh yeah and the $426 for a new Volk TE-37.
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:21 PM
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call insurance?
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 03:22 PM
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did you get a quote from Len at Baranco Acura????
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Old Aug 23, 2004 | 05:31 PM
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no. I forgot all about Len.
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