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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Do you think my frame is bent?

So we fixed everything in my passenger side wheel well because it had gotten hit by something.

Well, now everytime I turn my steering wheel 3/4 of the way to the right, my tire rubs on the inner part of the wheel well, the actual body, not the fender. I can't really see anything wrong. Is there a way to fix this?? If you need I can post pics tomorrow after school.....
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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Take it to an alignment shop & have the front end checked out, the lower control arm or some other front end part could be damaged.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 07:18 AM
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the best place to take it to is a good body shop with a frame machine. they will have all the measurements on your car and the know how on how to fix it. An alignment shop can tell you if it is off but they will not be as educated as a body man as to why

I had a little punk kid at an alignment shop tell me that my car was way off and bent all over the place. I took it to a GM dealership and had it checked and the body shop told me that I should put the smack down on that kid.

He had a whack mustang and I think after driving my car 25 feet he got upset that his car belonged in the junkyard
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:00 PM
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Originally posted by jamon8
He had a whack mustang and I think after driving my car 25 feet he got upset that his car belonged in the junkyard
This has to be the funniest thing ive heard all year!!!

I agree take it to a frame shop and kill tow birds with one stone. find out whats wrong and have them pull it back in place if needed
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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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I'll have to find a shop around here with a frame straightener....
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Old Feb 17, 2006 | 07:12 AM
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tell them that it is an insurance job and you are trying to get a few estimates. If you find the right place to do it with a great price tell them that you are going to withdraw the claim because the estimate is just over your deductable and you do not want your rates going up.
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