i let my friend drive my tc (which has hotchkis sways and new tires) and he ended up clipping a curb HARD at 40+ mph on the drivers side... the car jumped in the air and bounced...

now i hear all sorts of weird noises coming from the steering... the car doesnt pull to a certain side, but when moving in a straight line the steering wheel is tilted about 20 degrees counter clock wise and whenever you put the wheel straight, you pull to the right alot...

the steering gets really loose when you lock it to the left and it makes a whirring noise when you turn right with some speed...

i have no idea what to do... he is going to pay for new wheels and whatever needs to be done to fix the car but i dont know what the problem with the car is...

what should i check for? who should i take the car too? is this an expensive repair (besides the wheels)???

gahhhhhhhh, thanks for your help, hopefully it'll cheer me up

 

alignment man, take it and get it aligned

 

simple as that? that would fix the steering wheel position and sloppyness, and all the noises im hearing?

 

pretty sure it would, my tc was doing the same for awhile after i jumped a curb with my stock rims, and when i would drive it was shakey and pulling to the left, took it in for an alignment and it was all better

 

whats the worst case scenario here?

could he have fscked up my steering rack and such?

 

could be a possibility

but one thing is, you should never let other ppl drive your car, they wont respect it like you

 

alignment is all u need...

my steering wheel is like that cause i installed my stechs

 

yup yup

 

I would say alignment and maybe worst case they have to rebalance the tire and that's no big.

 

how much are the rims gonna cost your freind

 

eh.. i figure if they arent bent (doenst look like they are) i wont make him pay for them, they were already curb rashed lol...

im just freaked out that this is a major problem... like steering rack, axle, etc... or even frame damage

i just want the car to be back to normal again

 

Get it aligned. If there's more involved, the tech/mechanic should let you know the damages.

P.S. Don't let others drive your car!!

 

^agreed.

 

i did that with my old concorde... alot of the suspension got effed up (but it was 10 years old...)

have a mechanic THOROUGHLY check it.

 

& my friends wonder why i freak out at the thought of anyone driving my car! this is exactly why. hope it's only the alignment! good luck.

 

good luck getting it fixed

 

why you guys hit the curb at 40mph, were you trying to drift??

 

x2

 

u need to get that checked... i had s-techs and my wheel was never off center, that shudnt happen..

as for the curbed car.. get under it... c if anything looks bent, like the lower control arm maybe

 

True story
If the wheel isn't straight, it may be the control arms. If its making a lot of noise it may be the bearings in the hub.

I hit a curb dead on going 50 mph, and i messed up EVERYTHING. the wheel was vent so bad it wouldnt even turn. sucked. But hopefully you just need an alignment.