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What's bent??? Spindle, control arm, k-member or all of the above???

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Old 07-08-2008, 06:15 PM
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Default What's bent??? Spindle, control arm, k-member or all of the above???

A lot time ago I ran threw a drainage ditch that was missing its grate and bent a spindle. Ended up replacing it and after an alignment it seemed like everything was fine.

Fast forward a year and I'm driving home from Norfolk, VA to Texas. Along the way it started to pull left pretty bad. Made it all the way home and took it to a shop to get an alignment. Guy calls me today and tells me that there's way too much negative camber and the adjustment is maxed out.

So now I'm trying to figure out whether the K-member was bent, I threw in an already damaged spindle, or if pretty much everything's messed up on that side. What's the best coarse of action at this point?
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Like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

I picked up my 2002 SS from an auction. It had a bent A Arm. I didn't think stock ones could bend, but this one was.

Compare the k member on each side.



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