Does this look bent?

OneStiffGT

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Last night I did a couple of practice launches and on the last launch I heard a very unusual clunk/rubbing. I pull over, and the rear axle seems to sit slanted (drivers side tire is touching the front of the wheelwell and the passenger side tire is touching the rear wheel well)... I putthe car in reverse back up a bit, and the tires stop touching the wheelwell/quarter panel, but it is still sitting slanted.... I took a quick look under the car, and one of the upper control arms (drivers side) looks like in the picture... I know something is bent, now I gotta find out what is bent...

Would a bent upper control arm cause the axle to sit slanted like this?
Does that UCA look bent?

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How do the points where the UCA brackets attach to the frame and floor look?

Maybe you've pulled the lower control arm front bushings through, allowing excessive fore and aft movement of the axle.
 
I just jakced up the car, it doesn't seem bent, but when I grab the drivers side UCA and push it left and right or up and down there is play in it, I am guessing the polyurethane bushings are shot, the passenger side is rock solid compared to this.

Good excuse to upgrade to better UCA's with solid bushings. :bang:
 
I just jakced up the car, it doesn't seem bent, but when I grab the drivers side UCA and push it left and right or up and down there is play in it, I am guessing the polyurethane bushings are shot, the passenger side is rock solid compared to this.

Good excuse to upgrade to better UCA's with solid bushings. :bang:
You shouldn't have poly in the UCA's

Solid? Go back to stock control arms with rubber bushings