Had a little "unexpected offroading expedition" yesterday and now alignments strange

[dr.gonzo]

Hey long story short I jumped a curb yesterday not going very fast. The alignment is messed up but it still drives straight though the wheel is tilted on an angle. I wanted to know which parts I should be looking at when i jack the car up and what will probably need replacing.

[lifeiskaos]

wheels, control arms, tie rods, struts.

any or all of those could be bent.

[dj01540i6sp]

Alignment?

Is it a BMW? Look at the C.A.B. Control Arm Bushing located on the back side of the wheel well the front side connects to the Steering Rack. GL

[dr.gonzo]

Thanks I really appreciate it, old rims and all seasons are in the works especially since my new obsession is snowboarding. Kind of almost possibly sort of wishing i had gotten a awd... NVM RWD FTW

[2002maniac]

all seasons suck in the snow. What are you on now?

[dr.gonzo]

summers with low tread

[haptomvim]

Default Re: please check my site
Thanks for the suggestion, I wish it had worked.

[dr.gonzo]

So I checked out the underside of the suspension and I didn't see anything that looked to out of place, I will be going to a alignment shop tomorrow and going to see if they can give me a look around for a reasonable price

[Naplm00]

get ready to be raped

[87e30]

My local tire place looked around and gave me an estimate for free a couple years back with my old car. Good luck.

[dr.gonzo]

I have a pretty good relationship with my local mechanic. There is also what appears to be a e30 specialist about a quarter mile from my place. They always have tons of e30s and older 6 serious. couple sick 80's 911 turbos too. Believe its call bavarian autoworks or something

[kitestore]

My local tire place looked around and gave me an estimate for free a couple years back with my old car. Good luck.

I starting to like this forum. Now if Tiger Woods can say out of trouble maybe I will get some work done.

[Slangbox]

Ah, brings back fond memories. Actually, they're real shitty memories. But i would suggest checking each of these things:

-struts
-tie rods
-control arms

don't just glance at them. Take a good hard look at one control arm, and swing around to the other side and compare, repeat a couple times, and move on to the next part. You can probably discover the problem yourself and save some dollars.

Oh, and if you insist on driving it before you get it aligned, do your tires a favor, and adjust your tie rods until your toe is at least close.