Lateral Bar....?

[jobodizo]

Hey Everybody,

My wife was rear-ended in a hit and run situation, which means I'm stuck trying to fix the car myself. It's a 96 Avalon XL, damage on the passenger side. When it was hit, the guy shoved the muffler/exhaust pipe into one of the supporting arms on the rear pass wheel and bent it. I've heard the arm called the following things:

Suspension Bar (Autozone)
Lateral Bar (Toyota)
Rear Locating Arm, Adjusting (Google)

Part is on the passenger side rear, and is a bar with bushings on either side with an adjuster about half way between the two ends. Best way I can describe it is it adjusts the toe in the rear wheel. My question is...

Is this part the same on a 92-96 Camry? The junkyards around here don't seem to have any Avalons, and Camrys are my only chance unless I order from Toyota (@ $150 for a piece of metal). Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[hevster1]

Do yourself a favor, buy a new one. Those bushings wear out over time. You will need an alignment afterward. Make SURE you torque the nuts with weight on the rear wheels. If you cannot get to the nuts do this; On a flat surface measure the distance from the edge of the wheel to the wheel well lip after jouncing the car a few times with the nuts loose. Jack up the car and put jack stands under the subframe or under the pinchweld jack points. Jack up the wheel under the knuckle until the distance equals the measurement you took earlier.
IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS YOUR BUSHINGS WILL WEAR OUT VERY QUICKLY!!!!!