Hi, 2 days back I had the rear wheel (drivers side) rammed from the wheel side (the wheel took the biggest impact) while parked at night at the curb (the curb is about 6 inches high) by a car going approximately 40 miles an hour I would guess looking at the impact. The insurance is covering it at a collision repair shop. Estimate $6,000 with 2 weeks to fix.
But my heart broke when I saw the rear (drivers side) wheel tilted at an angle and a slight tilt in the rear passenger wheel side as well. So my concern is (and this may be a difficult question) is it fairly normal to straighten out the wheels during alignment with laser etc by replacing the parts closest to the wheel or does it involve axils, struts, rear transmission.. Is this something ordinarily doable?
I did drive the vehicle and the transmission & engine are okay for about 15 miles.
Any thoughts on “is this standard repair job”? Thank you
