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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 02:55 PM
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Front Control arm/Sub frame need to be replaced? Help!

Hey Evom, I wanted to see what everyone's input is in regards to my suspension and alignment. Long story short, my car was in an accident and slid into a curb (rear passenger side first). No body damage as my wheels took the entire hit and bent a rear control arm.

I replaced everything I could for the rear arms and it's back to normal, but my front passenger wheel also took a light hit to the curb also. Only replaced the wheel, no arms or anything. Car drives straight and my alignment guy said everything is fine, but visually from the naked eye I can tell that the passenger front is more toe'd in versus the drivers side.


I would say if I could draw it out, it would look something like this but not that exaggerated lol....

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What do you guys think? Should I replace the inner and outer tie rod ends and also the front lower suspension arm? Maybe the sub frame might have shifted also? Wheel specs are 18x9.5 +22 265/35/18 Nitto Invos with 5mm spacers up front (AME TM02 Tracers) on brand new Ohlins DFV coilovers.


pics: Kind of hard to tell.

Passenger Front:










Drivers Front:




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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:17 PM
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i suggest trying another alignment shop.
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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:19 PM
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Wheels that took damage.

This was the Rear passenger:




This was the front passenger:

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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewzaragoza
i suggest trying another alignment shop.

I went to two different places and both say my car drives straight and there isn't anything wrong. Both reputable shops.
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