Hey everyone,
I ran into a curb about a month ago and screwed up my car. The front passenger wheel was pushed back in the wheel well about 2-3 inches. I took it to a shop and they gave me a huge estimate to fix it. After the estimate, I took the car apart myself to inspect the dammage. This is what I found!! I cant believe that my ball joint bent that much! I looked at the quote the shop gave me and nowhere on it did it mention a new ball joint. So mabey this is the cause of my wheel being pushed back? I am going to replace the ball joint, spindle, & control arm and see what happens.

 

Looks like your IROC is made of non special steel. Remember, keep it shiney and the cops can't see ya.

 

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WTF?

Jersey: Get some new moogs and give it a shot, nothing too loose, ya know? Good luck

again, wwnf: WTF?

 

Do you have to replace ball joints in pairs? The ball joints on the car a brand new. I put them on the car 3 weeks before I hit the curb. But the one that I am going to replace the bent one with is a MOOG one. The other side is a pep boys special.

 

That pep boys one is most likely a TRW which is a Federal brand as is moog. Should only need to do the one , as long as its not one of those extended ones

 

http://www.housetepes.net/sounds/iroc.mp3

 

I read on here somewhere that NAPA premium ball joints are better than Moog but cost like $95 each (last year).

 

Whats wrong with the extended ones? That is whats on there now. The MOOG ones that I bought are about an inch shorter. If there is an advantage to the short ones, I will replace the other one too.

 

Sorry, didnt know you had the extended ones...

Just keep them the same size, brand etc.

Sorry for the confusion

The extended ones will lowered the car, albiet slightly.

 

If the wheel was pushed back 2" or 3" there has to be frame damage as well, unless the control arm is bent and it doesn't look it from that view. Frame damage may not be all that obvious just by looking at it.

Good luck.

 

The paint on whatever car you set that on is to pretty to be having other car parts sat on it

Anyway, put a new arm and ball joint on, bolt it up and see where your at. I agree that is a problem, but not 2-3" of problem.

 

Holy crap you laid that on your paint?!

AHH!

 

DUDE!!! where did you find that. that guy goes down as the biggest LOSER ever!!! What a tool!!!

 

I found it on someone's personal website that had some IROC info. I can't remember the site but I found the other link to the mp3 as you can see.

Remember, keep it shiny like the stealth bomber and you'll be ok.

"Oh it's sweet.", IROC Idiot.

 

No, and id go with MOOG parts as i just did

ya i know wtf!

 

The NAPA premium brand is made by DANA, really good stuff, comes with the 'really good stuff' price.

 

Just to make you guys feel better....

The red car that I laid the control arm on is not my Camaro. Its my 1993 Chevy Cavalier beater car. The paint isnt in the best of conditions to begin with.