Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Suspension quick question for you suspension experts...

On September 28th my car was hit in front of my house overnight and the driver left the scene. It was more than a sideswipe as my car was hit enough to move the tail end of it up against the curb. After being investigated by my FORMER insurance agency for fraud for 2 months I finally got my car back,fixed and all payed for. However the steering wheel is cocked to the left quite a bit and the steering seems kinda "drifty."
Do you guys think it was just knocked out of allignment?
How Much does an alignment go for?

sidenote:Im definately going to be replacing the bushings with the BAT ones when I do the alignment.
Thanks!

Sounds like it's out of alignment.

As far as pricing, I paid $99 for 3 years when I bought tires, which equals about $17 an alignment (every six months).

Or a tie rod is bent a little....

My brother's corolla's steering wheel is very cocked to the side after hitting a curb, but I believe it bent up his whole steering column.

It sounds as thuogh your rear suspension is out of alignment. If you get a friend to follow your car you will probably find it is dog-walking. The trailing arms have eccentric bolts to correct this. The fix is a 4-wheel alignment.