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1996 ZJ Slid into curb, alignment off?

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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 06:33 AM
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Default 1996 ZJ Slid into curb, alignment off?

So I was driving my 96 zj the other day when it was icy out, went around a curve going about 10 mph, jeep lost traction and slid sideways and hit the curb and went over it. After I got out and looked everything over i got back in my jeep and my steering wheel was rotated about 45 degrees to the right. I corrected this yesterday by adjusting the draglink, what I am wondering is if my draglink is bent, my tires also seem to be toed out a little bit. Will an alignment fix all of this? Should I replace my draglink and tie rod ends? Below is a picture of my steering, not sure if anything is bent or not, Thanks
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 08:55 AM
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You may have tweaked the track bar or its mount. It doesn't take much to throw the wheel off center by a lot. Check the control arms, they're pretty flimsy and will bend easily.
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Old Jan 8, 2015 | 11:32 AM
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I had it on the lift yesterday control arms are fine, trackbar I will look at more closely today
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