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Dwardu
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Accident!

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Went round a bend a bit too fast in the wet, and i span 180 into a central strip :<

body is fine, but i banged both rear wheels, rear left one has a slightly dented rim but thats not so bad, the rear right one though ive developed some camber... Also i think my wheel bearings are gone since there is a whirring noise at 60km/h and above. Any thoughts on what the camber could be caused by? My mechanic is taking a proper look tomorrow but his initial thought was a bent hub. I looked around inside myself a bit and compared both sides, nothing looked bent to me in the ways of control arms

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sorry :/
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Hard luck bro, I trust there were no injuries. We'll keep our fingers crossed that it's a replaceable part.
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It's hard to say if there is problem with only one picture. If you have any others photos post them in order to make better opinion.
The best way to see if there is a problem is to put the car on suspension alignment machine

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I didnt take more cause i was sending it off to the mechanic anyway and didnt feel like removing the wheel :P got it back now and he says its just the bushing, thats a nice relief :D
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would that be the trailing arm bushing....??

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yes, this one (Pic is of some other civic not mine)

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so maybe replace both busings in left and right side. If you need a bearing just use a japanese brand so as to get it cheaper. Done it to mine and holds like stock after 10 years.

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Hope you get it fixed soon! :)
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I have to change those bushings too... cuz they are realy scuiky... :roll:

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