Well, as the subject says, I crashed my car yesterday. We had 14" of snow here in WI, and to make a long story short, a guy in front of me slammed on his brakes for a yellow light, and to avoid hitting him, i smashed into the curb and a stop light pole. The wheel took most of the impact at about 15 MPH. Not very fast, but it hit hard. Now in order to steer straight, I have to hold the wheel a quarter turn to the left. Not only that, but the car goes all over the road. It is impossible to keep it going straight. I took a quick look at that side of the car and it doesn't look like the tie rod is bent or anything. It's hard to tell.

Anyway, I am taking the wheel off tomorrow to take a closer look. I need to get my car back together in proper working order ASAP so I can get back to school on Sunday. What things should I look for that may be damaged and causing it to drive the way it does? Will it be obvious if a tie rod is bent, or is it hard to tell? What else should I look for? I'm not too familiar with steering/suspension components. Thanks.



2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R

anyone??



2010 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited
1999 Cavalier Z24 Supercharged
1999 Grand AM SE (Beater Car)
1997 GMC Sierra
2007 Honda CBR 600RR
2005 Honda TRX450R

Like you said, take the wheel off and take a look. Something will be obviously wrong.

Definitely check:
Tie rod ends (should be straight).
Rack tie rods
Control Arms
Wheel hub
Subframe

One of those is probably jacked.