After the vehicle was in an accident there is passenger side wheel is sitting inwards, play in steering?

1999 JEEP CHEROKEE
197,200 MILES • 4.0L • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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SAVMIR123
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I recently got into an accident; my passenger side was hit. My fender was completely in, i had to rip my fender flare off so it wasn’t dragging. once i got back in to go around the block to meet the other driver, i noticed my steering wheel wasn’t sitting straight at all. There’s an insane amount of play in it, and my passenger side tire is sitting inwards, like this "". i can still turn left to right, as i was able to drive home and pull it into the lot. My dad was under the car earlier while i was turning the wheel all the way left to right and said it’s most likely my tie rod that is bent. The impact was pretty harsh though, and i’d be surprised if i only had to replace a tie rod. does it sound like anything more serious? i was told it could be a sway bar or control arm and that’s what worries me.
Sep 6, 2023 at 1:05 AM
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Yep, if the tire is leaning inward it sounds like a control arm got bent as well, if you can upload an image a can tell for sure. I added some images so we can look at what the problem might be. Please go over them and get back to me. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.
Sep 6, 2023 at 12:36 PM