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Originally posted by AoD the Peacemaker:
The only thing I can think of that would cause a mess up in steering like that is Balljoints, Tie rods, Pittman arm, idler arm, or (if your car is front wheel drive) c v joints/axles (which are a pain in the ass to do yourself)
All of which aren't cheap (new balljoints installed on my truck cost me about 200, and that was a deal)
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">according to my dad, it's the rack and pinion that blew. he said the part runs at least $360, and the labor would put it over a grand..not to mention all the other little things that are starting to go wrong with my car. which is a real pain in the ass. I was trying to squeeze at least another year out of it..by that point, I would've had enough to not have to worry about how I'm going to make a down payment.