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Hey guys. Great forum! First time poster here.

I'm looking for some advice regarding an alignment issue on a 2002 Civic EX 1.7 4dr MT 89K miles. Stock steel wheels.

I hit a curb a while back, deflected off of it @ a 15 degree angle. Right front wheel hit. Immediately after, the steering pulled to the right. To go in a straight line, you needed to turn the steering wheel 1/8 - 1/4 turn to the left.

I can see that the RF wheel toes out about 1-3 degrees.

I inspected it and did some work on it:
Inspection showed that the front LCA bushing had a smash / tear in it. Other than that I saw no visible issues with the wheel, knuckle, steering rod (?) and the steering rod ball joint seemed tight / solid. Subframe didn't look like it moved.

After I took it apart, the wheel bearing's fine, the lower ball joint seemed a little sloppy.

So - I went ahead and replaced the LCA, the LCA to knuckle lower ball joint and the stabilizer bar link.

I just got it back together and I still get the right pull. No wobbles or pedal pulse so the wheel and rotor are straight. Also - during low and high speed road testing the car showed no steering components "looseness" or "flop". Steering was tight and responsive as it previously was.

Here's my question for you guys:
Do you think the pull can be resolved with an alignment?

I wanted to wait until I replaced the LCA and ball joint before I got it done.

Unfortunately - I'm not a pro when it comes to alignment issues. Perhaps someone can explain to me how it can get knocked out of alignment from a curb strike?

The reason I ask, is because it seems that it goes from knuckle >> to tie rod ball joint >> to the long bar that goes to the steering mechanism. I can't imagine how something can get knocked out-of-whack without bending or damaging some of these components. Can the steering components really get "knocked out" and then simply adjusted back via an alignment?

I was going to mess with the adjustment nut on the steering rod, but like I said - I'm not sure if I should.

This was not a hard curb strike. The bead of the wheel only got scuffed with no rounding or bending.

My buddy said the alignment #s will show if there's anything out of whack with stuff like the caster, etc...

Thanks for any info - it's greatly appreciated.

PS - I plan on getting new tires for the front. Should I get them on first and then take it to the alignment shop?

Have a good day!

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