Backmarker

I unfortunately did not get time to measure, as the car was towed the second I got off of work. So its currently at my buddy's shop. He's only seen the picture I shared here, and hes convinced its a lower control arm bent, and a whole lot more (because he thinks the wheel is pushed toward the back of the car in the picture, but I think that's just the angle I took it at.) -- but he has yet to see the car. So I'll let you know the update tomorrow. Thanks for the advice so far!

Chuck S

Hopefully it's just suspension/wheel and not the subframe or chassis. I imagine everything under the car has severely rusted (from driving in the salt) so nothing is going to come off easily.

-- Chuck

Backmarker

Verdict:

Bent lower control arm, and broken sway bar end link.

Cost breakdown:
Lower control arm- $95 ($350 from dealer)
End link - $27
Labor - $170
Alignmemt - $60

Cost = 400ish after tax.

Not bad but not fun.

Thanks for the advice everyone.

Backmarker

JK, Autozone's take on a "lower control arm for the front right" is a rightside rear control arm... Oy vey.

So an ACTUAL control arm is costing me $270. So yeah, this one hurts.

chefs2000

Could have been worse man glad to hear that's all it is ..

AP1Driver

I had a VERY similar experience two weeks ago; I ended up replacing the front right spindle...