shifted axle more to the left, what should be replaced?
01-02-05, 07:32 PM
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shifted axle more to the left, what should be replaced?
Me and my friend was drifting and we did too much, i hit the rear right wheel on the curb, now it looks like the whole thing has shifted a little to the left, the tires come out a little more at the left. what is bent/damaged and what should be replaced? Is this dangerous drivin with this condition? it drives straight and no unusual vibrations from the rear, but the front tires has been misaligned.
01-02-05, 09:23 PM
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oh **** I did the exact same thing... I hit a curb only my rear driver side wheel instead. I bent my rim in about 1cm but the steering is also out of allignment (the wheel is crooked) but no vibrations or heavy pulling either way, drives fine other then the wheel is a little down. I figured it was just the rim being bent and the fact that I need an allignment - could I have bent part of the axle? How can I find out what is bent? I have a 93 FD
01-03-05, 12:06 AM
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but at the rear the left tire seems to be a little bit more out than the right like the whole axle and everything was pushed more to the left than usual, know what im saying? what should i replace/whats been damaged? Is this bad and is this serious?
01-03-05, 02:33 PM
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I would say yes its serious... I dont think I shifted the whole axle to either side.
You mean that your one wheel is stick out farther now and the other is closer in the wheel well?
You mean that your one wheel is stick out farther now and the other is closer in the wheel well?
01-03-05, 07:43 PM
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yes. but it seems to drive straight, and there are no vibrations. one wheels sticks out a little more than the other one, not by much, probably like half an inch.
01-09-05, 02:27 AM
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Have you taken a thourough look underneath the car and inspected all subframe mounting points, toe links, rods etc for signs of damage or stress from the accident? Clearly something gave in from the impact so its just a matter of finding it and replacing it if applicable. It's difficult to say off hand what went wrong without visually inspecting the car.
