hit my wheels today in the snow..

**S4evr** · 12-31-2008 01:54 PM

its quite snowy here today in boston, and i was out driving in it. short story short i was turning left and i sorta drifted the corner un-intentially. i almost pulled it off but both wheels on my passenger side tapped the curb, i must have been going between 2 and 5 mph when i hit lol. i started driving away and in order to drive straight, i had to have my wheel turned about 20 degrees to the left in order to keep the car going straight. i pulled into my garage and pulled the front passenger wheel off, and the only thing that looks bent/misaligned is my steering rod/tie rod arm. with the car back on the ground and the steering wheel oriented straight ahead, the passenger front wheel is maybe 5 degrees off camber (top of the wheel pushed in), and 5 degrees off toe (rear of the wheel pushed in). will an alignment fix my problems or an i looking at replacement parts?

**RolledMySTi** · 12-31-2008 02:59 PM

As long as nothing is bent or broke an alignment should do it. But if there is anything broken or bent replace it first.

**Dr. Jekyll** · 12-31-2008 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by S4evr

the only thing that looks bent/misaligned is my steering rod/tie rod arm.

You bent stuff... you should probably fix it rather than bandaiding it with an alignment.

**jutny** · 12-31-2008 03:32 PM

for it to be off that much i'd bet something is bent.

bummer man, i just got one of my snow tires owned by a pothole last night, so i feel your pain.