I changed out my lower left A-arm that got bent pretty bad when a tree jumped out in front of me. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Anyway, after we changed out the a-arm, it pulls to the right now. What do I need to adjust to fix this problem?

Thanks,
Steve

 

are you sure thats the only thing that got bent? sounds like a toe adj. if nothing else is bent. adj. tie rods.

 

The top a-arm got bent just a little, about 3/4 of an inch. I was going to heat it up and bend it back. From your experience is this ok to do, or should I replace the top one too?

 

it should be replaced. heating and bending will make it soft. it will bend again much easier. it becomes a safety issue. it will probably wear pivot bushings out quikly as well. due to the stress put on them by the bend.

 

Yep What he said

 

Thanks for them help fellas.....

 

I've bent mine the same way more times than I'd like to admit and replaced the uppers with th ASR adjustable a-arms.
After getting everything set, my left front tire is 1" closer to the rear than the right. It looks like the tabs that the arms attatch to, are bent. Those tabs seem too thin. Or maybe through R&D, that is a good thickness for them so they give before the frame does. Hmm??
So, it sounds like a tie rod adjustment will fix you right up for now. You should replace the bent parts a.s.a.p.