Old Tacoma Member Looking For Help

My 2007 Land Cruiser, all orginal with 77,xxx miles, was hit in the driver's side by a H3 Hummer. The repair shop replaced these major parts: driver door, the frame that the driver's door attaches to, front fender, front rim, and carpet. Once I got the L.C., back I was able to drive straight with the steering wheel turned half way around. It pulled to the left hard under acceleration and the steering wheel had vibration. If not accelerating, it had a slight pull to the left. The insurance said to take the L.C. to the Toyota service department. They found and replaced a leaking rack and pinion and did an alignment. The L.C. still pulled to the left under acceleration, but I was no longer able to drive straight with the steering wheel turned half way around (that was fixed!). The Toyota service department then replaced the driver side knuckle and upper control arm and found that the tire that was on the new rim had broken belts. The insurance agreed to replace it and the front passanger tire. (All four tires prior to the accident only had 4,xxx miles.) All four tires were road forced balanced and another alignment was done. Once I got it back, it still had the same pull to the left and vibration in the steering wheel. The insurance got the body shop to recheck and frame specs and it still checked out, no frame damage. Now the body shop thinks a custom alignment would fix it? I don' want to have trade it or the insurance total it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Talked to a Lexus tech today, he thinks that it is something in the rear or the drivetrain. That something is not handling the load like when I accelerate.
I drove it today and tried shifting into neutral while accelerating. It immediately stop pulling to the left and steering stayed the direction it was at the point of shifting into neutral.

 

I'd bet the rear axle got damaged in the accident - or possibly a limited slip diff issue . Sounds like one side is not loading under a torque load while on the throttle . I'd honestly get a second opinion on the frame specs - that's a pretty serious hit to a Cruiser of that vintage .

Sorry to see this happen , those are pretty nice albeit a bit too cushy for my tastes ....lol .
Sarge

 

I think the frame needs a second opinion too. If you take a sharp curb a little fast the steering and overall ride feels rough. Never felt like this before the accident.