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Jamie-C
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Slid into a kerb the other night damaging my wheel, just had the steering alignment all set a week before so was all 100%, after hitting kerb steering wheel is now off centre, if something was bent at the back end could that have put the alignment out? Cant see how it would have Put the wheel off centre

An idea of how hard i hit it
Col004
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With a hit hard enough to do that to a wheel, You've bent some part of the running gear at the back end to cause the car to slightly crab hence the steering being out to compensate.

[Edited on 01-09-2015 by Col004]
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Write off imo, it'll never be the same again.
Jamie-C
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I had a look around and cant see anything obviously bent, i i brought it to get the alignment done again would that identify the problem? Its a bmw e46.
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Drifting on a public road by chance ?

But yeah, you've bent something at the back. Decent impact by the looks of it
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Jamie-C, ruining cars since 2008.

the car will be fucked with damage like that on a wheel.
Nic Barnes
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id actually blame the tyre not the driver in this case as thats a sunny tyre, the directional one.
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If its an E46 its probably ripped the rear subframe off the floorpan
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Just for future reference, leave that DSC button alone until you acquire some driving skills.
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Oh and if the impact managed to smash an X5 wheel (which aren't exactly made of toffee) you've definitely bent the sub-frame..

Unlucky.
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i did similar in my e91, bent the rear toe arm and knackered the wheel bearing, nothing major. as for the x5 wheel being super tough, we see loads of them for welding, and thats with a proper sized tyre on it, not a 35 profile tyre.
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
i did similar in my e91, bent the rear toe arm and knackered the wheel bearing, nothing major. as for the x5 wheel being super tough, we see loads of them for welding, and thats with a proper sized tyre on it, not a 35 profile tyre.
agreed, seen loads in my previous job that needed welded that came off x5's
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Yes damage to rear will throw out the front. When we do ang accident damage on suspension at work, we replace everything. Strut, bottom arm, hub, bearing etc. best and only way to do it.
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
id actually blame the tyre not the driver in this case as thats a sunny tyre, the directional one.


I'd blame the driver for sticking a Sunny tyre on a rwd
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Drifter...
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The wheels dont seem to be all that strong tbh, hit it at 20mph at the most. Whatever is bent its only very slight, what is it most likely to be? Toe arm, bottom arm, subframe?
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by broster
i did similar in my e91, bent the rear toe arm and knackered the wheel bearing, nothing major. as for the x5 wheel being super tough, we see loads of them for welding, and thats with a proper sized tyre on it, not a 35 profile tyre.
agreed, seen loads in my previous job that needed welded that came off x5's


Bit different when they attached to a 2.1 tonne motor that vaguely designed to go up kerbs.
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie-C
The wheels dont seem to be all that strong tbh, hit it at 20mph at the most. Whatever is bent its only very slight, what is it most likely to be? Toe arm, bottom arm, subframe?





Take a shot from behind, down low and the other side.

I'd expect more Camber on an E46, especially as it looks lowered.
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Actually looks to be lieing in quite a bit in that pic lol
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Looks like toe-in and positive camber. get your wallet out Jamie.
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Pretty hard to get a good enough angle because of mudflaps, best i could do
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by broster
i did similar in my e91, bent the rear toe arm and knackered the wheel bearing, nothing major. as for the x5 wheel being super tough, we see loads of them for welding, and thats with a proper sized tyre on it, not a 35 profile tyre.
agreed, seen loads in my previous job that needed welded that came off x5's


Bit different when they attached to a 2.1 tonne motor that vaguely designed to go up kerbs.
pot holes crack them.
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If a pot hole is deep enough to consume a 255/50 tyre I'd say that's more of a 'crater'.
Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
If a pot hole is deep enough to consume a 255/50 tyre I'd say that's more of a 'crater'.
cant argue with you davey, you seem to know more about the goings on in my previous employment than the items i seen, so thats cool. keep up the good work.

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