Car won't align.

[2g spyder eclipse]

After lowering my car 1.5" and last week my passenger ball joint separated on the freeway, my car pulls HARD to the right. I took my car to one-sixx tuning to get it aligned, and he set it all good and it still pulls wicked right. He measured from the center of the rear tire to the center of the front tire on both sides. The passenger tire sit's a 1/4 inch further back than the driver side does. He mentioned a bent spindle? Both lower control arms are new, springs and shocks are new too. I don't understand what could be making it pull so hard to the right?

 

[darknezz7]

Well lowering the car without all new bushings and joints was the first mistake. If it separated on the freeway it most likely damaged something.

Are you saying it was the lower ball joint and now you have new control arms?

I had my lower one come completely out and the strut fork fell on the axle, luckily it was in a parking lot and no damage was done, changed it out in the lot and it was fine. Taught me how crappy these things are though so to always make sure good suspension parts. I'm not used to cars literally falling apart.

 

[PlanZero]

At the very least you should have loosened the nuts on all the joints before you dropped, the retighten after. I learned this the hard way. What exactly happened after the ball joint separated? If you think the spindle bent, just pop on a new axle. I would also replace the inner and outer tie rods on both sides.

 

[AlwaysSunnyOhio]

were you going 65mph when it seperated?

If so I would hit the junk yard and replace the spindle. I would replace all joints and tie rods with moog. There may be other performance parts out there, but that brand is all aces in my book.[DOUBLEPOST=1414094493][/DOUBLEPOST]I would also replace the inner tierods

 

[2g spyder eclipse]

I replaced the axle already. I was doing 65. The tire hit the fender and shredded the tire. I replaced both lower control arms right after the one split on me. And I thought the spindle was in a rear wheel? Or is the spindle a hub assembly? I am kinda confused on that.

 

[fastfred]

The spindle is what the arms and tie rods bolt to. It also houses the hub. Aka the "knuckle". Do you have the alignment sheet with the specs it was set at?