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[makus0025]

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I tagged a wall and I'm trying to figure out what is bent

I used my eye balls and the Iron Canyon alingment tool to figure out something is wrong with my right front

The other 3 corners came out with toe/camber numbers that I feel are correct and the left front had 2.4 degs casters

however the right front numbers scare me a lot !!!

the RF toe was over 1" toe out the cambers was 1 deg and the casters was 8.1 degs

I got the car used and never checked it before I taged the wall but I can only assume these numbers are not desirable.


I also noticed on the right side the tie rod hits the sway bar bolt when I turn wheel all the way vs the left side has clearance all the time.

Tie rod has over spray on it and I can see that still in the same spot as before I tagged the wall

Any tips or ideas what to look for without just replacing everything?

Thanks

[Tom Hampton]

Check the subframe, and lower control arm. If it is toed out the wheel has moved towards the centreline. The excess castor makes me think the front edge of the lca or the front pickup point on the subframe. Check the subframe for square. There's a thread around here somewhere explaining how to do that.

[makus0025]

My guess would be something is bent. Most likely would be lower control arm, lower ball joint and or subframe.

Inspect the lower arm very carefully for a bend, even a slight bend will make a difference. I made a set of jigs for measuring all the control arms, but you are too far away.

Remove the boot from the lower ball joint, it nis very common for the studs to bend.

Measure the distance between the allignment horseshoes. This is a little tricky and you may need a couple of plumb bobs. The distance from the left horseshoe, to the coresponding right horseshoe should be tha same at all 4 pairs

Dave

Found this from Dave
I will check the sub-frame in the AM

Thanks