I ran over a nasty pipe in the road and it tore up my exhaust and other parts as well. I had a shop tell me my lower control arm on drivers side is bent. The pics show the difference between the left and right side. Statefarm left me dry and said that this is due to wear and tear. I know my car and this wasnt a issue till i hit this thing. So what do u guys think, i download pics to my photobucket, not sure order of comparision. Im wondering does anything else look like a issue.

 

LCA bushing is trashed, no big deal

 

From your pictures the arm looks fine. the inner bushing is shot though and needs to be replaced. Stock, Whiteline or SPL would be your options for replacement.

The only way to make sure that the arm isn't bent is to remove it completely from the car and compare it to the other side.

 

Easy fix...If I were you I would go with whiteline..

 

Since the LCA bushing is shot and your car is lowered, my bets are.... The compression arm bushing are shot too.

 

I have decided to go with whiteline, i figured i would just go with a new arm and whiteline bushings. Hopefully i dont need a new arm, its rubbing like crazy right now, like a old *** battleship ! Compression arm bushings huh, i hope not ! Thanks guys for insight, i plan on diy'ing this soon, just wanted more opinions on what else could be screwed.

 

From my experience, these cast aluminum arms are very hard to bend. You'd bend the rims before you bend the arms. I'd be more concerned about the ball joints though.

 

not to hijack but does anyone know symptoms of bad bushings?

 

Anything can happen. You can have front suspension rattle, car pulls from side to side, sketchy steering feel, unwanted suspension squirm, steering shimmy, brake shimmy, clunk, and/or excessive road noise.

Or in many cases, worn bushings don't have much of a noticeable effect if they wear out gradually. This is why many people don't notice their bushings are shot until they look at them.

And yeah, a few years ago on my other car I ran over a small pot hole that I couldn't see because it was covered by snow. It damaged the bearing, the rim, and bent the compression arm bolt.

I figured that since the compression arm bolt is bent, they would have the common sense to replace the arm as well. I mean, if the impact is enough to break the bolt, the bushing would get torn as well. But no. The insurance company only allowed the replacement of the bolt, while the compression bushing is showing signs of wear from the pot hole.

 

You guys are so helpful !