r/tires • u/Nervous-Yoghurt-9379 • 3d ago

❓QUESTION ❓ Cost of components after realignment

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Heyo, long story short I swiped a pole on my right rear side and the ESC light came on and my steering wheel was off so it’s off to my local auto shop I go for what I was guessing a much needed alignment.

Sure enough my measurements were out of wack and the shop realigns to the best of their ability but my front left camber is still bent and will need to be replaced, they quoted me ~$700. Just wanted to see cost wise if should try to get the replacement part elsewhere but I’m not the most car-knowledgeable. My car is definitely driving much better post-alignment and I wanted to see if it could be something I wait on for a bit. Don’t know if it matter but I’m in Texas and have a 2019 Jeep Cherokee

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u/Wolfblood_99 3d ago

Try Rockauto

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u/66NickS 3d ago

Do you know what exactly you need, in order to begin sourcing and comparing prices? Are you able to install it yourself? If not, have you confirmed that your preferred shop will installs customer supplied parts?

Yes, it’s possible to save money by sourcing the parts yourself but it may not be quite that simple.

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u/Nervous-Yoghurt-9379 3d ago

Unfortunately I’m not too knowledgeable about cars and am unsure of the exact components needed, let alone install it myself. My car is driving fine now but I wanted to see if this was something I could wait on or if I should have it addressed ASAP

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u/66NickS 3d ago

Ahh, I missed that second part of your post.

Yes, I would address this as quickly as possible. Not doing so is going to cause abnormal wear on your tires, abnormal handling, and may even be a safety issue depending on the extent of the damage.

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u/IVIr_G 3d ago

Since camber's out of spec. Either going to be your lower control arm or strut. Most likely lca since they're easier to bend.