Snowing out hit a curb! steering crooked

[vietkid_2006]

well today after school it is snowing really bad.. and i turned and i don't think i was even going 10mph. and i slid into a curb real hard. when it slid. i hit the rear passenger's side and so i pulled over to inspect it in the snow and didn't look like anything was wrong with it except the rim was scratched no cracks or anything.

but when i got out of the parking lot and started driving on open roads the car started drifting to the left. and i looked at the steering wheel and it's turned to the right slightly around..10-15 degrees. and when i turn the wheel back to it's usual place it turns to the left.

so my question is what have i might have bent? tie rods? knuckle? etc? and how much.. would it cost..

and i don't think i hit my front wheel. so it's probably my rear wheel out of alignment and something bent right? hopefully it's only the rear. since i don't have much funds to fix everything..

[vietkid_2006]

Bump

[cp[mike]]

tie rods? maybe? you cant guess that over a forum, youll either need to get it inspected, or maybe post pictures of the suspension components.

otherwise i would recommend bringing it to an alignment shop, they could judge whats bent by how far off your specs are...

[vietkid_2006]

tie rods? maybe? you cant guess that over a forum, youll either need to get it inspected, or maybe post pictures of the suspension components.

otherwise i would recommend bringing it to an alignment shop, they could judge whats bent by how far off your specs are...

yeah that's what i'm going to do. can you quote how much rear tie rods would be? 20-60 bucks? with an alignment..?

[Granite CB7]

If you think you hit the rear, it's prob a lower control arm or a toe arm, there aren't any tie rods in the rear, just the front. Rear crossmember could be out of whack, or even the r. trailing arm, but it's hard to say.

[cp[mike]]

oh i missed when he said "rear" ... lucky, since the rear is easier to straighten back out, it probably bent the lower control arms. those you would be best getting from a junkyard...

[vietkid_2006]

are both of the rear lower control arms the same?

i know of one 92 coupe. at a JY. coupe and sedans the same?

[vietkid_2006]

one more thing i noticed that my rear tire now before it use to be straight like this | and now it's sorta like this \ but not that bad. just a small barely noticeable tilt.

[vietkid_2006]

so bent both lower control arms... less then 10mph can do a lot of damage if not careful...

[JaK FRoSTWhiTE]

so bent both lower control arms... less then 10mph can do a lot of damage if not careful...

Is that what the shop said/?

[Shag Wagon]

I got some lowers on my wagon you can get for cheap. Let me know!

[vietkid_2006]

Is that what the shop said/?

it's what our mechanic said by just looking at the wheel.

and we jacked up the car and we saw that it was bent.

getting both arms at the junkyard for 50 bucks each..

[vietkid_2006]

I got some lowers on my wagon you can get for cheap. Let me know!

do wagons work for coupes? but yeah we already ordered some at the JY thanks though.

[Shag Wagon]

Shit if you paid shipping and I would have gave them to ya if they work. Im sure they do but I could be wrong.

[vietkid_2006]

Shit if you paid shipping and I would have gave them to ya if they work. Im sure they do but I could be wrong.

damn that's a good deal. i'll hit you up next time it happens i hope not

thanks.