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Had a blow out and hit the curb on the passenger side around 45mph. The control arm cracked , ball joint popped out, axle broke. Sway bar link broke. I replaced all those parts.

I take the car for a drive still pulling hard right.

The tie rod didn't look bent by eye. I hope the frame rail where the control arm bolts to didn't bend.

Any ideas?

 
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did you take to alignment rack? shoulda be done every year

 
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definitely take it in for an alignment. they'd be able to tell you if anything else was amiss.



Fun fact, I did the same thing the day before thanksgiving.. Just haven't had the time to crack into her to see what all I damaged. From a couple quick looks, 2 rims, 1 tire, FR LCA and passenger side inner CV joint seems to be the extent of the damage.. But I digress..

 
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First you need to know who is doing the work.

The alignment equipment today is designed so that any monkey can follow the bouncing ball and get a halfway decent alignment done.......Zero experience, zero training.
Trouble is, these monkeys have no idea what to do once the job stops going 'according to the book', and all hope is lost.

Your best hope is that someone can tell something is wrong.
Most of the kids won't be able to tell what is wrong without a lot of help. (Hopefully there is a rocket scientist on the premises that can do that.)
Hell, half the time I can't even see it if the damage is very subtle. I have to start asking embarrassing questions in order to figure out things like speed, direction of impact, etc. so I can hopefully make an educated evaluation......Sometimes I just have to run with a best guess.

I have even sent a couple head scratchers to a local bodyshop that employs a great frame person. (Came back as bent frame or bent subframe.)



OP, you changed the LCA already? You have the knuckle, the strut, and the subframe left.

Eyeball tests:
Do both front tires point straight ahead?


Stand far back from the rear of the car, sight down each side. Does the TOP of the front tire lean inward or outward significantly different from the other side? (Strut/knuckle.)

Measure gap between the tire and front fender, at the front and rear of the wheelwell. Compare to the other side. You are looking for if the wheel has been pushed back significantly. (Subframe?)



EDIT: Damn, I sound pessimistic!