Yeah so i smacked a curb a while back ago and bent my whole rear suspension, so i went to a place called auto adventure for acura/honda and bought a new one.

Got it installed, went to an alignment place, and they told me the part i just bought is also bent. They tried to pull the wheel out as far as possible but i still have minor toe in in the rear passanger side of my car.

My question is, am i just looking at uneven tire wear, or do i have a serious problem that could eventually lead to a crash if i keep driving on it.

its 3/4 inch toe in right now.

 

Toe angles do hurt tire tire wear, more so than camber. Basically, your right rear tire is constantly "trying" to turn left, even when the car is going straight.

Is the new part visibly bent, or is it possible that another part of the suspension could be damaged from the encounter with the curb?

Thanks,
Matt

 

I took it to alignment specialties in beaverton the other day, and they said that they can see that the trailing arm is bent, the frame and mounting points are fine.

I recently picked up a whole new part from auto adventure, but what im worrying about is it causing me to possibly lose control of the car. Im not too worried about tire wear because i have new tires that i need to put on the new wheels right now anyway.

So basically my question is, should i replace it right away (dont have money to do it right now), or is it alright to put it off for a couple weeks.

 

Bump for some help...

 

This is really a suspension question. I would suggest asking either in the suspension forum, or in the Civic forum...