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broken strut?

Hello,
I hit a ditch that bent my front control arm. I replaced it with no problems. But, on the test drive I lost steering for a second. I was turning and the car kept going straight. Got under there and noticed the tire was closer to the suspension than the other. I snapped these pictures and it looks like theres something broken there. Please take a look and let me know what yah see there. I took a pic from each side for comparison.

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Cam

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I cant tell from that pic.

Do you mean the tire is closer to the lower spring stay on one side? That would be a bent rim or bent steering knuckle. Look at the pivot points where the steering knuckle meets the strut.

What sensor wire is wrapped around your spring?

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