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Old 04-15-2011, 07:17 PM
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Rain + guard rail = severe front wheel displacement :(

I was turning onto a small bridge today and my wheels locked, courtesy of a drizzly morning and new asphalt. I slid into the low wall on the edge of the bridge, hitting it pretty hard on the front left corner, shattering the corner of my bumper, denting a wheel rim, and blowing a tire.

Popped my spare on, and noticed that the wheel was no longer located correctly in the wheelhouse. It's been displaced so far to the rear that the tire rubs on the fender lower body panel.
I looked at the suspension, doesn't look like the LCA is bent—although it's hard to tell looking at it from the front. The sway bar is displaced about an inch to the rear, the inner bracket is bent, and the bar has slid in the outer bushing (I can see shiny metal on the bar). The alignment is also biffed; I have to turn the steering wheel about 20° right to keep the car heading straight.


I can't really drive it in this state, or I'll shred the tire in a matter of miles. The front eccentric on the LCA has quite a bit of scoot in the direction I would need to pull the wheel away from the fender. Would this be an acceptable fix just to get the car driving again, or do I risk screwing up the front alignment so badly as to cause further problems?
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