Ok so I jacked my car up at the wrong spot.right behind the driver side rear tire. It held for awhile then when we came back the rear tire is out of arraignment and one of the bars that run from the tire to about middle of my car is bent. What do I do? We don‘t know what the bar is called, but can tell it can we replaced as it is connected by a bolt at the tire and connected by a bolt in the middle. The bar is probably 2-3 feet long. Please don‘t harass me about it.I know I did it wrong nothing to do about it now other than fix it. My dad and some friends are all willing to help fix it so I won‘t mess it up! Please any help would be great
Any chance you could give us some idea as to the make model year of said vehicle. We dont all drive the same vehicle. Next time read the owners manual as how to jack up your car. Since the 80s the jack usually goes under neath the doors behind the front wheel or in front of the rear wheel depending on what wheel you are removing
That bar is part of the suspension. It could be a track bar, radius rod, or lower link. It's hard to say since you don't say make or model. You'll probably have to go to a dealer to get it. You may need to have the wheels aligned after installing it, if it has adjustable alignment in the rear.
it doesn't matter what make the car is, if it messed up your rear alignment because something bent it has to be called a lower control arm,as far as I am concerned, its nothing major, what I would do is locate a used one, it would be half the cost, replace it, then go to an alignment shop and get an all wheel alignment, this is very important because it will wear out that tire in no time if the alignment isn't correct, from now on when you lift your car lift it from behind the front tires and in front of the rear tires, right on the frame rails Good Luck Youngsta!
