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abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 20:54

well, i noticed this thing which is quite strange:

as far as I know, the car hasn't been in an accident...(well that was stated by previous owner)

but the thing is I can see a difference in illustration 1(i) and 2(ii) i.e the distance betwwen the wheel and the wheel arch near the door panel

and the difference obviously shows to the front. 1(ii) being more than 2(i)

My guess is that it has hit a kerb or been in an accident

I dont have better pics for now, but someone please tell me what could be the prob?

And what needs to be fixed?

Thank you all

[Edited on 28-03-2006 by abdus]

x14xe

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28th Mar 06 at 20:58

my mate smacked into a kerb with his corsa, it sort of pushed the wheel to the rear of the car by about 200mm, he had to take it to a body shop to get his chassis re aligned, cots him about £200 i think.

Hazman

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28th Mar 06 at 21:00

on pic 2. one its slightly further away so i dunno if it will make a difference.
they are at a very slightly different angle to which could be causing the slight difference in look.

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:01

quote:
Originally posted by x14xe
my mate smacked into a kerb with his corsa, it sort of pushed the wheel to the rear of the car by about 200mm, he had to take it to a body shop to get his chassis re aligned, cots him about £200 i think.

200mm? that 20cm?

that's a lot...mine only 1-2cm off...

flash22

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28th Mar 06 at 21:02

it could be just worn bushes or sus top mount

or it may just been the pic (car parked on a slope

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:02

quote:
Originally posted by Hazman
on pic 2. one its slightly further away so i dunno if it will make a difference.
they are at a very slightly different angle to which could be causing the slight difference in look.

yeah, there is a small angle but the difference is there....te lengths of the blue line show the diff....

x14xe

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28th Mar 06 at 21:03

yeah well he hit the kerb well hard, he said he was doing about 40, and clipped it, just bent the whole chassis leg apparantly, it was quite an expensive mistake

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:03

quote:
Originally posted by flash22
it could be just worn bushes or sus top mount

or it may just been the pic (car parked on a slope

no, difference is there...slope or not. tomorrow i'll try to get better pics...but defenitely there is some prob...

[Edited on 28-03-2006 by abdus]

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28th Mar 06 at 21:07

Have you checked the wishbone? I bent this in my old astra before and it looked simular to that!

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:15

quote:
Originally posted by YT
Have you checked the wishbone? I bent this in my old astra before and it looked simular to that!

how to check and know that it is bent?

I think this is the prob...

Whats the price for this?

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28th Mar 06 at 21:19

Im not 100% sure, take it to a garage and get them to check it

my brother took a look at mine and told me, wishbone cost under £50 for my astra and my brother fit it for me

ps i done my by hitting a curb at about 40mph and the wheel was touching the wing!

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:20

what about the crossmember? what's that? A friend told me that this could be the prob...

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28th Mar 06 at 21:26

If the crossmembers bent then yeah it could be that, have the wheel off and see if you can see anything bent, if your not sure have both sides off and compair them lol

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:27

sorry to be such a noob, I dont even know what the crossmember is...please explain a little further
Mate told me...LOL

*EDIT*

ok googled for it...got some light

thnx again for the replies

[Edited on 28-03-2006 by abdus]

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28th Mar 06 at 21:37

no problem

[Edited on 28-03-2006 by YT]

abdus

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28th Mar 06 at 21:39

quote:
Originally posted by YT
no problem

[Edited on 28-03-2006 by YT]

well, that doesnt mean you can't explain

...

normally how can the crossmember get fixed if bent?

CorsAsh

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28th Mar 06 at 22:13

Check your tie bar hasnt pulled free. Thats the rod going from your wishbone to the front lower cross member. I had a bump, mine popped out, and wheel went back into the arch.

Are your tyres wearing oddly?

myke

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28th Mar 06 at 22:58

you need to park on a flat level ground with the wheels facing straight.

measure from the edge at mid height of the back rim on each side in turn to the equivalent edge on the front wheel.

compare these figures and you'll know if you have a problem.
a picture proves nothing.

Ryk

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28th Mar 06 at 23:13

I hit a kirb head on in my old corsa c, smashed my wheel up (now a clock) and bent my wishbone badly. Replaced the wishbone and wheel, still way off! Needed a new Subframe! Mmmm... Costly

sxibeast

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29th Mar 06 at 10:19

I hit a curb in my corsa b, pushed the front wheel so far back i couldnt turn the wheel! it just clashed with the bodywork! £300 later (new suspension, steering and other small bits) it was all better again!

abdus

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29th Mar 06 at 12:08

better pics taken today:

passenger's side

driver's side:

[Edited on 29-03-2006 by abdus]

sxibeast

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29th Mar 06 at 14:54

I'd get that checked out to be on the safe side squire!

cunningham

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29th Mar 06 at 14:55

does it effect your steering if not then i wouldnt worry to much if its really annoying you take it to a trusted garage for inspection

abdus

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29th Mar 06 at 16:45

quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
does it effect your steering if not then i wouldnt worry to much if its really annoying you take it to a trusted garage for inspection

well, since lowering, my car is pulling to the right. The steering wheel when straight makes the car pull to the right...Guess the tracking wasnt done well

BTW this strabge thing with the wheel didnt affect my steering at all before i changed my wheels and even after changing them.

But after having the car lowered on saturday, the car is pulling to the right and makes it a bit awkward to drive...