This pic also gives a half decent impression of the multi-link setup on the car. At the top is the upper-rear control arm. I call this the camber control arm, due to the fact that eccentrics on the inner bolts determine rear camber.
(Left pic) Just in the pic, to the far left, you can see the other upper control arm (a trailing arm link).
Barely visible beneath the half-shaft, is the lower trailing link.
And, last, the focus of the day, is the arm to the right (left pic) of the shock, connected to the lower part of the hub. This "lateral link" as Nissan calls it (I call it a toe control link, since eccentrics inboard determine the rear toe) was the victim of prolly a tow hook.
To the left is a closeup of the beat up arm. Notice the rusted areas
that are scratches showing where a tow hook may have been connected
(my thought is to have towed it from the area where it ended up in a
ditch - hence the driver's rear quarter panel damage). Pic on the
right diagrams the problem.
Arm off the car, and comparison with the new, straight one. Doesn't
look as bad ON the car as it does in a direct comparison.
