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minor accident - steers left now!

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Old 04-26-2006, 09:49 AM
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i was approaching a green light that beared right. i hit the light at about 80. what i didn't see or know was that there was loose gravel on the intersection. i lost traction and slammed into the left island after the light. it wasnt a big crash, more of a drifting-into-island sorta thing. i stopped the car afterwards and my skirts are scratched and the metal weights on my left hand rims are gone. after driving it for a while, i decided that there was no frame damage but the steering wheel has to be counterclockwised an inch or two to get into a straight line. how much does it cost to balance my wheels? can the change in steering be fixed by an alignment?
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Old 04-26-2006, 10:43 AM
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balancing should be $40ish



alignment is under $100, we get charged 99.95, but thats high, you do want a 4 wheel alignment, 2 wheel is just some guy taking your money
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Old 04-26-2006, 12:35 PM
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took it to a shop, turns out the rear sway bar is bent on the left. fixes? places to get replacements?
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i meant lateral link bar
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Old 04-26-2006, 03:05 PM
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Stupid gravel!
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Old 04-26-2006, 03:07 PM
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yeah well it was gravel and the fact that my struts are completely gone (i was planning on getting kyb agx's + rb springs) but that'll have to wait.
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