Need Help with "00 gt front end misalignment

[maney8295]

The car seems to want to drift to the left consistently after hitting a curb on driver side front and numerous potholes in the chicago area. Had an alignment done and steering wheel is centered but still wants to drift off to the left especially on highway. Its very annoying and i'm convinced that something is slightly bent or damaged under there but since I know nothing about front ends I would like any ideas as to what could have been damaged from curbs/potholes. I also feel a slight wobble/shake/vibrate through the steering wheel above 50 mph. Car has nearly 90k miles at this point. Thanks

[BNaylor]

How bad was the impact against the curb? Check for lower control arm damage and where it connects to the subframe. When was the last wheel balance for the vibration/shake at speeds above 50 mph?

[tblake]

Wow dude, Ditto!!

Except I didnt hit a curb. I've replaced pretty much everything except for the upper strut mounts, which its getting as soon as my struts come in at the dealership. Mine will straighten out if I take a right turn, so I'm thinking (hoping) it might be the strut bearings. If those dont correct it, not sure what to check out next.

For you, like Bob said, make sure you check the lower controll are bushings. Report back what fixes your problem, and I'll do the same.

Originally Posted by maney8295

The car seems to want to drift to the left consistently after hitting a curb on driver side front and numerous potholes in the chicago area. Had an alignment done and steering wheel is centered but still wants to drift off to the left especially on highway. Its very annoying and i'm convinced that something is slightly bent or damaged under there but since I know nothing about front ends I would like any ideas as to what could have been damaged from curbs/potholes. I also feel a slight wobble/shake/vibrate through the steering wheel above 50 mph. Car has nearly 90k miles at this point. Thanks

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by tblake

For you, like Bob said, make sure you check the lower controll are bushings. Report back what fixes your problem, and I'll do the same.

Actually Tim although checking the LCA bushings is a good idea I was referring to the actual control arm possibly getting bent which is common when you hit a curb, of course depending on the severity of the impact.

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[Will Help]

Did you have a 4 wheel alignment? Could get some drift/push from rear axel alignment problem also.

Have seen bent control arms and crushed strut bearings from chuck holes. Curbs will do it also especially if it was a glancing blow that crambed the sidewall hard before riding over it. That sudden stop and pop over does more damage than the roll over.