First of all i would like to th ank you guys for those posts. Helps alot!

Second, the deal was is that i spun out on the pavement and hit NOTHING.....a car hit me in the front right fender/bumper area. So i dont know how my alignment got messed up. I do have two lugnuts missing from that wheel as well.

The insurance rep said that the impact didnt go back as far as the wheel, just the bumper and fender and support beam or somethin like that. It cracked a head light mount as well. Total damage is a little above 1k.

The reason they arent fixing it is because it couldnt be a result of the impact. Is this true? Can spining out affect the alignment and JUST the alignment? I dont want to pay mucho bux for fixing this afterwards. My car already needed a front alignment before the accident. But now its bad, you have to turn the steering wheel 45 degrees to make the car go straight.

I"m just trying to find out some preliminary info before the car gets out of the body shop, thanx!

Dave