i have some questions that need to be answered...

[blckwrx90]

well today i hit a curb and i know i know it sounds bad and well it was.... i have a 2007 subaru wrx and when i hit it i couldn't tell at the time that i had bent my tie rod pretty bad, i bet there are some other things wrong with it as well. One big thing i can notice is my alignment is way off my steering wheel sit a about 1 o' clock now i am pretty sure i need that done but i don't have pictures at this time i had to put it back together. If you can my question is what else do you think is wrong with it? i really wish that i knew more about alignments, suspension and all that mumbo jumbo that goes along with these cars. Oh i also forgot to mention that when i reverse the front passenger tire rubs against my mud flaps i know its not good, ohh also the impact spot where i hit the curb was on the front passenger side so there is no confusion.

Thx
Hope to hear some responses soon

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[Bikelok]

If you are not familiar with suspension and steering parts then you have two options. Either take it to some one you can trust who does or study and read your butt off and learn. To be honest suspension work is not that hard to do (unless you have a lot of rust). You will need tools, some special ones at that (the speacial ones can be rented).
You did not say how hard the impact was. You may have bent a tie rod (inner or outer or both), control arm, crossmember even knuckles can be bent. Oh and check your wheel and wheel bearing too.
It can be put right but you have to be careful to check it all and replace what needs replacing. If things are bent it will be difficult or impossible to align it without replacing the bent stuff. Do it right the first time and you will have your car back. I will stress the point that if you don't want to or can't do it yourself find a very good shop that will take the time to check it thoroughly. Often a shop will either skim over things or just want to replace it all (expensive!).
Good luck!

[Uncle Scotty]

that whole corner may need to be replaced

[that1dude]

^^Truth. Tie rod, control arm, maybe even wheel bearing and the upright. Hell, even the strut could be jacked Hopefully all the mounting points on the body are still where they should be. At this point, wheel alignment is a non issue. You may need a frame shop. Just depends on exactly how hard you hit that curb...

[jam007]

Well when my wife knew any better and smacked a curb in the rain which cost me around $900.00 and I had replaced:
Front right strut
control arm
tie rod end
wheel
I never let it go either lol.

[blckwrx90]

well i was going about 25 miles an hour i veered into the curb i wasn't paying attention which sucks but yeah my tie rod is bent and i notice that the tire sits back a little more now, when i turn the wheel right the wheel rubs against the mud flap and it never did before.

I thank you guys for the help i wasn't to sure what maybe had been bent i thought maybe the control arm but yeah if you can think of anything else that would be great ohh and i will be reading a lot on the car here soon i gotta get a manual

[Uncle Scotty]

Originally Posted by blckwrx90

well i was going about 25 miles an hour i veered into the curb i wasn't paying attention which sucks but yeah my tie rod is bent and i notice that the tire sits back a little more now, when i turn the wheel right the wheel rubs against the mud flap and it never did before.

I thank you guys for the help i wasn't to sure what maybe had been bent i thought maybe the control arm but yeah if you can think of anything else that would be great ohh and i will be reading a lot on the car here soon i gotta get a manual

ya bent the lca.....that WILL need to be replaced

[blckwrx90]

whats the ica?

[blckwrx90]

my bad lca

[hakira]

lower control arm

[jackdavid000]

Originally Posted by Bikelok

If you are not familiar with suspension and steering parts then you have two options. Either take it to some one you can trust who does or study and read your butt off and learn. To be honest suspension work is not that hard to do (unless you have a lot of rust). You will need tools, some special ones at that (the speacial ones can be rented).
You did not say how hard the impact was. You may have bent a tie rod (inner or outer or both), control arm, crossmember even knuckles can be bent. Oh and check your wheel and wheel bearing too.
It can be put right but you have to be careful to check it all and replace what needs replacing. If things are bent it will be difficult or impossible to align it without replacing the bent stuff. Do it right the first time and you will have your car back. I will stress the point that if you don't want to or can't do it yourself find a very good shop that will take the time to check it thoroughly. Often a shop will either skim over things or just want to replace it all (expensive!).
Good luck!

I agree with you, he must need to know with suspension and steering parts. These are important in this contest.