Q: How dangerous is it to drive with a bent rear suspension knee

asked by on March 20, 2018

My rear suspension knee is bent by 2 degrees, whats the worst case scenario of driving 7 hours with it?

My car has 149800 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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