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    2003 bmw 325ci front tire leaning in at top after hitting boulders help

    My daughter drove my car and hit a couple big boulders busting front and back passenger tires. Knocked the back wheel back half inch, busted both wheels and front wheel leaning in really bad at top. what could cause this I’ve checked everything and compared sides and measured everything can’t find anything different. Still drives great can’t tell there’s anything wrong with it except the stabilizer bar a little bent. The tie rod doesn’t look bent or the lca. The strut looks ok. Also the car looks like it’s sitting a little lower to. I just can’t figure it. Could someone please help? Thanks so much

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    Drives great? I don't care to speculate from here but this sounds like it took a mighty whack and suggest that something is indeed very bent, perhaps ready to break and the car shouldn't be driven.

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    i'm with ross here - something has to be damaged. hitting boulders doesn't end well for cars. i wouldn't be driving the car.
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    +1. Don't drive the car. Have it flatbedded to a really good BMW specialist shop. What could it be? The subframe might be bent, or the wheel carrier, or the strut, or the bodyshell, or the LCA, or all of the above, or, or, or....

    ...and that's not even considering the REAR suspension, which has some very fragile parts.

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    Something or several somethings are pranged. Get the car to a competent BMW tech first, and then probably a frame and alignment shop. I'm betting on bent control arm, possible broken spring, and strut top deformation.





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