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So back in December I bumped a curb in the snow going about 10MPH, and I messed up the right side of my suspension. Well, I just dropped my car off to have the fuel canister replaced because it was having vacuum issues, and have the rotors replaced. Come to find out there was an issue with the left side of the suspension as well, and the control arm had to be replaced, so the shop replaced the control arm and did an alignment. So after the work was done my car doesn't drive the same and the steering feels twitchy and I'm constantly having to make corrections while driving. When the first shop repaired the suspension after bumping the curb they replaced the right lower control arm with an aluminum aftermarket part and I'm wondering if that is causing the issue, or maybe one of the bushings is wearing out, but as I said, the steering doesn't feel right. Don't get me wrong, the car drives straight, but something is still wrong, and the 2nd shop looked it over again and said that they couldn't find anything wrong with it.
So what I want to do is replace both of the control arms with an upgraded/aftermarket part of the same brand and see if that helps things. I've searched the web, but I'm unsure of what parts to order, so if anyone can provide a link where I can purchase the parts it would be greatly appreciated. I'm cautious when it comes to buying parts for my 2014 Focus ST, I bought a set of brake rotors only to find out that they were the wrong size, I tried going to Ford and again they were the wrong size, so I wanted to get some help from people that probably know the parts better. Any help would be greatly appreciated, but the car is completely stock, but I'm going to start upgrading all of the suspension over the next few months.
Thank you all,
SeaBass
So back in December I bumped a curb in the snow going about 10MPH, and I messed up the right side of my suspension. Well, I just dropped my car off to have the fuel canister replaced because it was having vacuum issues, and have the rotors replaced. Come to find out there was an issue with the left side of the suspension as well, and the control arm had to be replaced, so the shop replaced the control arm and did an alignment. So after the work was done my car doesn't drive the same and the steering feels twitchy and I'm constantly having to make corrections while driving. When the first shop repaired the suspension after bumping the curb they replaced the right lower control arm with an aluminum aftermarket part and I'm wondering if that is causing the issue, or maybe one of the bushings is wearing out, but as I said, the steering doesn't feel right. Don't get me wrong, the car drives straight, but something is still wrong, and the 2nd shop looked it over again and said that they couldn't find anything wrong with it.
So what I want to do is replace both of the control arms with an upgraded/aftermarket part of the same brand and see if that helps things. I've searched the web, but I'm unsure of what parts to order, so if anyone can provide a link where I can purchase the parts it would be greatly appreciated. I'm cautious when it comes to buying parts for my 2014 Focus ST, I bought a set of brake rotors only to find out that they were the wrong size, I tried going to Ford and again they were the wrong size, so I wanted to get some help from people that probably know the parts better. Any help would be greatly appreciated, but the car is completely stock, but I'm going to start upgrading all of the suspension over the next few months.
Thank you all,
SeaBass