the axle is a cv joint so it moves it could be but chances are its ok, the lower control arm may be bent tho and making it look not straight.
if you can wait for parts to be shipped ordering on line will save you a lot of money, those lca's are 75 and up at my local parts store, on line 42 each. if you do one side its always good to change the other side, even if you do it later on due to time or cash flow. front ends like when parts are changed in pairs. one new and one old lca may make the car feel odd. handling wise.
the inner rod id get locally. they run about 25 bucks or less.
