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Old May 17, 2018 | 04:14 PM
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i hit a pole with my passenger rear tire while pulling out of a gas pump, the tire is crooked out and we tried to get the wheel to straighten out but it only moved the slightest bit. my dad thinks that it is the trailing arm since the other rear tire's trailing arm is angled a little and the side i hit is completely straight. which would make sense as to why it is bent. However, if that is not the problem what else could be wrong? everything else looks perfectly fine. Also, if anyone knows what it might cose to get it aligned at a shop, it is a unibody. thanks
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Pics will help. You may have bent an axle shaft. Does the wheel wobble when the car moves or does it stay fixed at a crooked angle?
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the steering wheel leans to the right about a 30 degree angle while going straight. the wheel is not wobbly or anything and doesnt make any noise either.
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the steering wheel leans to the right about a 30 degree angle while going straight. the wheel is not wobbly or anything and doesnt make any noise either.
Sounds like you have to get the car in the air and inspect the rear suspension. Check to make sure that the LCA's and PHB are straight.
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