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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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Does this control arm look bent?

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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Nope, looks fine to me.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Maybe, maybe not, how about a side view. So far it does not look bent. How does it compare to the other side?
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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I took my car to the shop for an alignment and they told me my spindle and control arm were bent.

So I went to take my control arm off my parts car and realized it was way more bent then this one and that car drove perfectly fine
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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Looks fine... side pic would help too.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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But do you remeber your tires where also wearing down really quickly on the old car meaning that something was bent or out of wack even though it seemd to drive straight. Take more pics.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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its definitely bent, what did you hit?!
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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I didn't hit anything... But an old lady hit me and ran me into and up the center divider
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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center divider...did it have a curb? if so then thats what bent it
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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center divider...did it have a curb? if so then thats what bent it..if not the curb then the old lady
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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So I need a new left cotrol arm and tie rod?
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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Well, if thats bent then both the control arm on my 7 are bent exactly the same way as well, lmao

That is what the control arm is supposed to look like. That shop you took the car to is either trying to make some money or they don't know what they are talking about.
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 01:16 AM
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So my control arm is fine or bent?
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 02:35 AM
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damn josh, you so need a better camera! lol
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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Does not look bent to me. Pics suck though

Since it is a formed sheet metal part you should be able to see wrinkles in the part if it is indeed bent.

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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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^ Agreed.

For the record though, that control arm is NOT bent. Looks perfectly fine to me.
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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My sister leave our digi camera at her friends house so i had to use my camera phone
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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i came to realize that maybe your arm isnt bent...i looked at mine today while i was checking for a leak coming from the diff....it doesnt look bent now that i had a chance to look at mine
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