Bent lower control arm - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Notso · 12-24-2013, 04:44 PM

So I pulled into my driveway the other night, it had snowed, and I slid into a curb at about 4mph no joke. I thought nothing of it, forgot about it until the next morning when my steering wheel was off and noticed the steering was loose. Also my traction control light is constantly on along with the abs light. I ordered parts last night. I was wondering the difficulty of replacing this part. I've worked with roders/pads/shocks before so i'm experienced in the wheel area. Also replacing this will hopefully fix the abs/tc?? i'm hoping?? anybody experienced in this area? any thoughts/advice would be awesome, thanks

Rayme · 12-24-2013, 05:53 PM

The steering wheel being not centered would be the reason for the dash lights. Get a new arm and make sure it's aligned correctly after. If the lights are still on after it's probably a damaged sensor.

John92 · 01-13-2014, 05:08 PM

I did the same thing in my car the LCA was bent and the slide caused my power steering rack gears to be jammed, toyota had to reset the lights once everything was installed .

wparsons · 01-13-2014, 09:26 PM

If the steering feels loose, it's probably a tie-rod more than a bent LCA. I would have a look at all the parts before just buying a random part and hoping that's the issue.

pche · 01-13-2014, 09:52 PM

Roders....lol

Sorry but that crack me up. You should jack up the front end, unload the weight and grab the tire at 3 and 9 position and wiggle. Might be easier if you have a friend do that while you look for the moving part. Sounds like a tie rod to me. There're inner and outter tie rods, make sure you get the right part.

12-24-2013, 04:44 PM	#1
Notso Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Boise, ID Posts: 19 Thanks: 10 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Bent lower control arm So I pulled into my driveway the other night, it had snowed, and I slid into a curb at about 4mph no joke. I thought nothing of it, forgot about it until the next morning when my steering wheel was off and noticed the steering was loose. Also my traction control light is constantly on along with the abs light. I ordered parts last night. I was wondering the difficulty of replacing this part. I've worked with roders/pads/shocks before so i'm experienced in the wheel area. Also replacing this will hopefully fix the abs/tc?? i'm hoping?? anybody experienced in this area? any thoughts/advice would be awesome, thanks

12-24-2013, 05:53 PM	#2
Rayme The Answer Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: Mazda 2 Location: Moncton, NB Posts: 1,233 Thanks: 488 Thanked 661 Times in 315 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The steering wheel being not centered would be the reason for the dash lights. Get a new arm and make sure it's aligned correctly after. If the lights are still on after it's probably a damaged sensor. __________________ \| Roof wrap thread

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01-13-2014, 09:52 PM	#5
pche Guy on internet Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: Slowly Location: PA Posts: 582 Thanks: 1,407 Thanked 492 Times in 233 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Roders....lol Sorry but that crack me up. You should jack up the front end, unload the weight and grab the tire at 3 and 9 position and wiggle. Might be easier if you have a friend do that while you look for the moving part. Sounds like a tie rod to me. There're inner and outter tie rods, make sure you get the right part.

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