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My 17 y.o. daughter hit a fire hydrant (!) in our stock 01 TJ - fortunately, no damage to the hydrant.
She hit on the right front wheel, a few gouges but still holding air. Underneath, the right lower control arm is twisted a bit and the lower mount on the axle is tweaked. Track bar, drag link, etc. look OK. The front axle is shifted about 3/4" to the left as evidenced by the left tire sticking farther out from the flare.
I found a local Jeep builder and plan to have him replace lower control arms and mounts on both sides, likely with OE arms and thicker mounts. If nothing else is bent, is there any benefit to replacing other steering or suspension parts while the shop is in there? Upper control arms, bushings, track bar? Jeep tracks straight and otherwise drives perfectly, 135k miles, daily driver, no off road (yet).
TIA,
Tom
She hit on the right front wheel, a few gouges but still holding air. Underneath, the right lower control arm is twisted a bit and the lower mount on the axle is tweaked. Track bar, drag link, etc. look OK. The front axle is shifted about 3/4" to the left as evidenced by the left tire sticking farther out from the flare.
I found a local Jeep builder and plan to have him replace lower control arms and mounts on both sides, likely with OE arms and thicker mounts. If nothing else is bent, is there any benefit to replacing other steering or suspension parts while the shop is in there? Upper control arms, bushings, track bar? Jeep tracks straight and otherwise drives perfectly, 135k miles, daily driver, no off road (yet).
TIA,
Tom