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Ouch man that looks painful! I would be checking your hub for cracks, and quite often a lower arm that bent will have bent the upper control arm too.

If you look around all these parts are available pretty cheap so not too bad, also if you've been considering adjustable camber arms, it could be a good time to do it :)

what the hell did you hit???

Lol a curb....should of just hit the damn cat

swaybar looks bent.. possibly castor arm as well

I was worried about those as well but I checked out the driver side rods and they seem to be the same shape...hopefully get a new LCA soon and it'll be sweet...need to get it fixed before Midnight CRUISE!!!!

hi james, vu from dt panels here

we repaired an r33 last week with similar damage to yours last week

we replaced the lower control arm and the castor rod didnt look bent but when we put everything back together the wheel was still castored back

so we replaced it with another standard item and it was fine again

probably best to replace it to avoid taking everything off again (they're only like $50-70 i think)

i doubt the swaybar is bent, the linkages allow them to flex a fair bit

remember to get a wheel alignment after everything

hi james, vu from dt panels here

we repaired an r33 last week with similar damage to yours last week

we replaced the lower control arm and the castor rod didnt look bent but when we put everything back together the wheel was still castored back

so we replaced it with another standard item and it was fine again

probably best to replace it to avoid taking everything off again (they're only like $50-70 i think)

i doubt the swaybar is bent, the linkages allow them to flex a fair bit

remember to get a wheel alignment after everything

My theory is do LCA and radius rod, then take it for alignment and if he can get a good alignment and it drives fine, and the wheel aligner gives it a check over, he should be ok!

Swaybar links didnt look like they were under too much pressure.

Thanks for all the input guys!! John's old caster rod and Control arm is now on my baby and seems to be running great again, next a trip to the shop for some new treads, balance, alignment and a brake flush and hopefully will be able to make it for the midnight cruise! Just like to thank Jack (iirc) for taking my baby home, champ of a guy and makes it that much easier knowing your baby is on the back of a truck whos driver knows what it means to own a skyline.

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