Can't drive straight..

[AbsoluteSpeed]

So I hit a curb in the best buy parking lot this morning my fault. Got out looked at it every thing is ok but it wont drive straight. I have to turn the right a bit to do forward and if I let go it veers to the left.

What did I break?

[Supra_devil]

didn't necisarily break anything, could have simply knocked it out of alignment. could have bent a tie rod.

most shops have free front end inspections. take it in and they will tell you whats wrong. don't sign anything allowing them to do the work though, unless you want them too.

or lift it up yourself and look at it.

[Dan_Gyoba]

How'd you hit? Was it left side or right?

Sounds like you knocked the alignment. How hard does it pull left? Is it a lane change in 30m pull or "Oh my god if I let go of the steering wheel it's going to yank me off the road!" pull. Obviously the harder the pull, the worse the damage.

Alignment can do a moderate pull, but it takes something bent or broken for a strong one. Tie rod end is a lilkely suspect. If you hit the curb hard then you may have done the ball joint in...

[AbsoluteSpeed]

It was the left side and it seems like a pretty hard hit; then again any hit is harder than I wanted to take.
And it is more of a "lane change in 30m pull"

I drove it over to Tire Warehouse (against the mechanics advice) and they are going to look at it today.


I really hope it is just needs an alignment!

[Dan_Gyoba]

Well, a pull to the right would be more likely with a bent left tie rod, so that probably means that you've whacked the alignment out. I hope the ball joint is okay.

[AbsoluteSpeed]

I talked to them about a half hour ago.
They said the ball joints are warn out any way but that I might have busted something else. They did say what it was but I was in the mall so I barely heard it and don’t remember it now. They said if it was broken it would be $600-650 from Toyota.

Ill call them back tomorrow and find out what it was and see if any one here has a good one I can buy off them.

[abuseddog]

Not to step on any vendor toes, but give hondatoy or marvick auto parts a call. They have allways given me a pretty good deal.

[AbsoluteSpeed]

^^I will give them a call and see what they say.

[Funkycheeze]

I would replace the ball joints, both outer tie rods, and get a wheel alignment (try napa for parts)

and stay away from curbs!

[AbsoluteSpeed]

Ya ya i'll stop pretending I can drift for now lol

[AbsoluteSpeed]

Driver side spindle, anyone have one that they dont need?!!!!
Please ill be your best friend :mrgreen:

[abuseddog]

For something like that I'd give hondatoy a call, unless somebody spotted one at the local PnP.

[AbsoluteSpeed]

I will but if I remember right they are closed untill wednesday.
I was hoping someone might have a parts car I could steel one off being that it wouldn't be a part most people need.