Repair or re bend a Ford Taurus SE a-frame on passenger front tire?
I overshot a left turn and struck a curb on the front passenger tire. Instead of going over the curb, I adjusted and just had the tire hit right into it. Now my alignment is off with my steering wheel tilted to about 3 or 4 o'clock and the right wheel is "buckled" in a little. I took a look and the a-frame is bent heavily. My question is, should I take it in to repair and see if they can bend it back into place and then do a full alignment, or just have someone replace the a-frame entirely?
Don't know for certain but I suspect no shop would try to straighten the bent component but just replace it as it is likely to be far more economical. Many steering and suspension parts are heat treated for strength making replacement necessary.
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