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Old Aug 31, 2024 | 11:12 AM
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Rear subframe adjustment

Hello all,
After I installed wheel spacers on my car, I noticed that the left and right wheels stick out at different distances.
According to carvx, my car is accident-free and I couldn't find any traces of an accident.
I tried to find the cause by measuring, and it looks like the rear subframe is slightly misaligned. I'm 100% sure that the cause are not the control arms.
We're talking about 5 millimeters (~ 0.19 inch) measured against measuring points on the bodywork.

Since the subframe sits on the alignment pins on the chassis, the question is whether anything can be adjusted here?

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Old Aug 31, 2024 | 02:39 PM
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https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...gurus-1165104/
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Old Aug 31, 2024 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveW
In This thread it is a wrecked car. My car had no accident. I checked to whole Body. I even checked the paint thickness of the whole car.
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Old Aug 31, 2024 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Slash200
In This thread it is a wrecked car. My car had no accident. I checked to whole Body. I even checked the paint thickness of the whole car.
all it takes is someone sliding out and smacking a curb to bend it and throw off the alignment.
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Not all accidents are reported to carfax.
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Originally Posted by Slash200
Hello all,
After I installed wheel spacers on my car, I noticed that the left and right wheels stick out at different distances.
According to carvx, my car is accident-free and I couldn't find any traces of an accident.
I tried to find the cause by measuring, and it looks like the rear subframe is slightly misaligned. I'm 100% sure that the cause are not the control arms.
We're talking about 5 millimeters (~ 0.19 inch) measured against measuring points on the bodywork.

Since the subframe sits on the alignment pins on the chassis, the question is whether anything can be adjusted here?

br
Bastian
Originally Posted by DaveW
That thread listed most of the items that you should check. Start by swapping the wheels side to side and front to back to eliminate a difference in wheel offset and tire sizing.
Good luck.
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