Happens to the best of us

[sbay]

A little rain, DSC off, and a high level of idiocy caused me to Mustang spin out and end up nicely hopping a curb. Wheels got bent and now my alignment is out of wack, mainly the right side of the car. Front right wheel is noticeably more cambered out and rear right toe is off by 1 degree inwards.

Attached a picture of the curb’s height, the rear right wheel which got bent the worst, and the front right which took damage as well. Checked the strut tower and surrounding frame and all is clear. Tried to get it aligned at Firestone and they said since rear toe is out they can’t align it and they don’t “have the special tool to align the rear toe.” And I called a local BMW shop and they said off by 1 degree rear toe sounds like something got bent. When I accelerate the car pulls hard left and then I have to correct it right. Any ideas on what might be going on/anything to replace or just take it to a proper alignment shop at this point?

[Sharocks]

Yea you've got bent and broken parts on that thing.

Don't drive it, tow it to a shop.

[Slideways]

The rear lower control arm that adjusts camber is designed to bend in an event like this. Check to see if the right one is visually bent. I kept the original ones off mine and I can send you one or both.

Firestone needing a "special tool" . The three 18mm socket bolts that locate the rear trailing arm to the RTAB pocket are used to adjust rear toe.

[sbay]

The rear lower control arm that adjusts camber is designed to bend in an event like this. Check to see if the right one is visually bent. I kept the original ones off mine and I can send you one or both.

Firestone needing a "special tool" . The three 18mm socket bolts that locate the rear trailing arm to the RTAB pocket are used to adjust rear toe.

Think I’ll start with changing those arms then because was looking to upgrade them anyway. Which brand arms are you currently running?

[Slideways]

Think I’ll start with changing those arms then because was looking to upgrade them anyway. Which brand arms are you currently running?

Bimmerworld sealed monoball version since it was the closest thing to the CSL arm but with more camber adjustment.

Ground Control sealed monoball arms are also a good option. They are made out of steel, but are easier to adjust than the BW arms.

[Estoril]

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