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3rd gen, rear subframe bent or paranoia?

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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 08:10 PM
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3rd gen, rear subframe bent or paranoia?

Forgive the crappy pics, they were taken with my phone. Just noticed that one rear tire is tucked more than the other. I figure the car probably needs an alignment but not sure if this is too much to just be an alignment. For reference, the car is picured on the ground. I didn't hit anything, just bought the car a couple weeks ago:





Any feedback would be appreciated. The car does track straight BTW.

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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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well how far is the edge of the tire from the fender?
do you know if the car was in an accident?
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Old Sep 8, 2004 | 11:10 PM
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Get an alignment -- we can't tell anything until you do. Tell the alignment tech that you are concerned because the camber is so different between the left and right now.

-Max
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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by maxcooper
Get an alignment -- we can't tell anything until you do. Tell the alignment tech that you are concerned because the camber is so different between the left and right now.

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I figured as much but thought I would bounce it off the group first. My buddy works at a GM dealer and is trying to sneak me in on his rack today or tomorrow. We shall see. Just looks a bit odd from the back. No accident history was disclosed to me. For whatever Carfax is worth, no accidents have been reported. Of course the guy could have whacked a curb in a drunken stupor one night and never reported it either

Ryan
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Old Sep 9, 2004 | 04:56 PM
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yeah, mine was exactly the same as yours.
Does your wheel tilt at a angle while driving??
But one simple alignment fix it right up.
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