suspension f-ed up? Options

[Digndoug]

Well not f'ed up.. but might be. First off i dont want remarks that are not helpfull.

What happend, was cinco de-mayo.. I drove home and hit a curb dodgeing a box..

I hit the curb, and trashed my tire, but then tried driving .. about mile to get to a safe place to pull off. I replaced the wheel, an the alignment is off, but it feels kinda wierd, I dont know if its in my head or what. What should i look for to make sure there is nothing wrong?

[Mike]

similar thing happened to me a long time ago, check your control arm to make sure it's not bent, you might have to replace the ball joint as well

that's the best i can do

[Digndoug]

Well the thing is, its not really doing anything, and it seems perfect, but when i go over a bump the new right tire feels harder, but its prolly cause its new and i need air in my left.

[playr158]

air can do it to you...for about a week my steering was so hard i could barely move my wheel....realized my tires were low on air now its much better

but a curb won't do in a control arm those are hard to break dude

[gt_driFFter]

but a curb won't do in a control arm those are hard to break dude
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Actually a curb CAN f*ck up a control arm, it just depends on how fast you are going and at what angle you hit the curb. When I curbed my car, while I didn't actually break anything, it severely bent my lower control arm making my wheel angled like this -----> /

Instead of replacing the whole thing (around $500) I just installed a camber kit to compensate for the bent angle of my control arm. The kit was about $50. When I redo my suspension (soon) I'm gonna replace the control arm.

-Josh

[LewFX]

if anyone needs a suspension arm , i got an extra for sale