So the arrows show the direction of travel of the car. first coming in at a 45 then 15 or so degrees after the curb.

The front drivers side wheel is now turning in a different direction.

Here's why Im confused...

Both tie rods seem to be fine, rack and pinion fine (power steering is ok) control arms arent bent. Whatever those rods are called that go from the lower control arm back to the chassis (torsion bar?) all are not bent.

Whats weird is actually if the steering wheel is oriented correctly then the PASSENGER wheel is turned to the right slightly. However for the car to travel straight I have to have the wheel to the left slightly (passenger side is straight)


What in the world did I damage?

Ill try to take some pictures tomorrow.

 

Steering knuckles. They always bend when you clip a kerb.

Regards, andrew.

 

What exactly is the steering knuckle? The outer tie rod ends are fine.

Are you talking about the joint from the rack and pinion to the tie rod end?

 

This is an 88 740 BTW...

 

The big hunk of cast iron at the bottom of the strut tube, that the wheel bearings, tie rod, ball joint, and brake parts bolt onto.

If the wheel hit the curb hard enough, there could have been enough force put into the knuckle to bend it, or bend the strut tube at the bottom.

You may have also shifted the crossmember that the engine and the lower control arms attach to. My "new" '90 has pulled to the left since I bought it a few month ago. To change a leaky oil pan gasket, I had to unbolt and let the crossmember dangle in space to make enough room to get the pan out. Now that it's all back together, the car has magically fixed itself, and now goes in a nice straight line.

 

I hit the curb too hard once on an icy road and bent the control arm.

 

Ok I think Im just going to go to the junk yard and get a whole wheel "assembly" and change everything.

Thanks guys!

 

You might consider getting a wheel alignment. A decent shop will tell you what damage there is, if any.