So I had this incident when I was coming down a residential street and hit a curb.

I have a 2004 sedan.

Make a long story short I ended up hitting the curb pretty much sideways (90 degrees) at about 12-14 mph, the majority of the the energy taken on the rear rt wheel.

I broke the rear wheel and totally wiped out the the front with damage (Axis) and ended up getting some used Infinity wheels after I got my car "repaired" at Infinity of Denver.

After I got my car, I took it back twice because I now had a problem keeping it driving strait on the fwy. Was a bit jumpy on city streets, but after 50 mph you had to do allot of course correcting to keep it tracking strait.

So they SWEAR it fixed AND perfectly aligned (4 wheel alignment) and their idea is that there's something going on with these used wheels.

So I get new wheels and tire (needed the rubber anyhow) and I still have this problem.

It seems to drift one way when I have power on and the other way with backpressure or power off?

So - I need some options. Take it to some other place (if I can find a suspension specialist in Denver) or????

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

 

hi maybe i can help have you had all the rear suspention repaced on that side ? if not do it it is all aluminum conponents and the bend easy. dont let them tell you any bull look yourself and if the parts dont look new there not ,my recomendation is both forward controle arms upper and lower then also the controle arm that the spring is mounted in ,and hub with (knuckle) if the car does not track strieght possable you need a rear crossmember call me direct at my shop if you like my name is matt and i have fixed manny of theys like you descibing to the eye and even alighnment machines the knuckle can be bent making the car jump and skip across bumps the worst time this can happen is on corners so call me 978-535-7550 rediritecustoms boston mass

 

If it is only drifting under power it could be excessive touque steer caused by a broken motor mount or damper. If you hit the curb hard enough you could have bent a tie rod end, pitman / idler arm etc. There could be a bend in there that would seriously screw your alignment and they wouldn't even see it.

 

wtf were you doing hitting a curb at 15mph

 

We see lots of curb hits and unfortunately the car is NEVER the same after a typical limited insurance repair...............thousands of damage is skipped to satisfy insurance parameters.

When a customer wants car to be as new> new tires, new wheels, new rotors, new hubs and new suspension then frame realignment or replacement of subframes to achieve nominal perfection in alignment.

A simple curb hit can cost $2,000 to $4,000 or $6,000 for perfection.

 

I was forced into a concrete barrier on the highway hitting it at about 70 mph, luckily no damage to the body at all, but about 3k in suspension, and no injuries only shooken.

 

Thanks for the help guys.

 

I just hit a curb yesterday and replaced a bent tie rod. I didn't notice any damage to any other components, but I'm worried if the car will track straight again. I'm going to my alignment specialist tomorrow hoping for good news. Should I worry about anything since the tie rod was the only blatantly bent part?