ok, i need some input

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spooled240
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So long story short, I whacked my driver's rear wheel on a curb about a month ago REALLY hard and broke my rear lower control arm(LCA) and my toe arm:

So i got a replacement rear LCA and a replacement toe arm and the driver's rear wheel is still kinda whacked. It drives smooth and straight but my camber is adjusted all the way neg and my toe is adjusted all the way in and my wheel is perfectly straight up and down with a small amount of toe in. Something is obviously still messed up and I'm not sure if I should replace the other suspension arms. I measured my rear upper control arm (RUCA) bolt to bolt and it matches up with the other side. Could I have bent something on the sub-frame? Or the cast iron spindle? I dunno but maybe someone with some insight or similar experiences can shed some light.

**Please don't turn this thread into a rant about street drifting and s***, I learned my lesson. I don't care if you guys shoot the s*** or whatever but please no arguing about whose d!ck is bigger and NO FORUM f*****


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Gabes13
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spooled240 wrote:whose d!ck is bigger.....
mine.j/kwere those the only parts that were damaged?have you tried taking it to an alignment shop or something and getting the alignment specs?I wanna say subframe, but the subframe is one big b**** and must be difficult to f*** up.

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OM3GA
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Possibly your upper control arm or traction link is bent...?

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ChampaignSilviaS14
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Probably just need an alignment, unless you already got one.

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spooled240
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the subframe is pretty sturdy, I doubt that it got messed up.

I work at pep boys and i know that an alignment won't help, I'm at my MAX adjustment for negative camber and toe-in and i still need more =/

I could get replacement traction and a RUCA but i dunno if that will help since getting a replacement rear toe arm didn't fix the toe issues....f*** maybe i should just get the aftermarket RUCA's and toe arms

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adrianfromthecastle
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get adjustable arms


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adrians_s13 wrote:man up, and get adjustable arms


and go lower


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