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Old 21-05-2007, 01:04 PM
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ibe had hubs, wheel beargins, track control arms and driveshafts changed and my passenger side wheel is still bent. i cant change my camber so what could it be?

could my shock be bent?
Old 21-05-2007, 06:56 PM
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Ahh, now i read this aswell as your other post, i think you may find your car isnt straight mate.

Have a 4 wheel alignment check done, that'll soon tell you if the shell is out of true, or not.
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Originally Posted by Maxxeh
ibe had hubs, wheel beargins, track control arms and driveshafts changed and my passenger side wheel is still bent. i cant change my camber so what could it be?

could my shock be bent?
Or maybe the chassis???
Old 21-05-2007, 08:29 PM
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most likely your chassis has been damaged/bent either from a harsh bang or pothole
get it on a jig for a check
Old 21-05-2007, 10:59 PM
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my car is extremely low and where i live there are many pot holes
Old 22-05-2007, 10:09 AM
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How badly bent is it i cant see a pot hole doing it imo unless you've hit a bad one at about 50 mph id say your cars had a wack at the front end if you've changed everything else id change the shock too and if it's still the same then you know the car aint straight
Old 22-05-2007, 10:15 AM
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I'e seen quite a few front shocks on RSTs that have bent slightly at the bottom.
Old 22-05-2007, 10:51 AM
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Bent which way ?
Old 22-05-2007, 11:31 AM
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the wheel is just at a slant. its basically going to wear the inside of my tyre
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How much is it lowered ?

All wheels ?

1 wheel ??

Front ???

Rear ????
Old 22-05-2007, 01:26 PM
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its lowered 60mm

all wheel are fine apart from front passenger side.
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ARB may be being forced to do strange things when its that low.

What are the rubbers like in and around that area ? Are any sort of strangely squashed ?
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ive bent a tca very slightly steerin felt funny clipped a curb in the ice
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If your wheel is bent, then why are u messing about changing suspension bits? That isn't going to straighten the wheel, a new wheel is...
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