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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 04:43 PM
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Previous owner crash

The previous owner told me , my car was previously involved on a crash with a motorbike.
The bike hit the car in that way.



The work done on the car was , shitty bodywork , and A-Arm replacement , nothing more.

After sitting in my garage for a long time , when i drove it i noticed various things :

- When i turn more than 1 turn on the steering wheel , one wheel hit the fender inner part of the fender and the opposite hit the mudguard.
- The steering let you rotate more when you turn to the left , rather than right (because doesn't hit that much).

I'm guessing various things (or a combination):

- The frame it's damaged.
- The k member isn't correctly aligned.
- Wrong camber and caster.
- Bad alignment

Anyone has some ideas ? i've run out of ideas ...

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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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Re: Previous owner crash

could be a conbination of a whole slew of things, like you listed and more.

Have to look the car over and see what happened. the body could be damages, the k could be moved or damaged, the spindle could be damaged, the steering linkage could be damaged, the frame at the steering box or idler arm could be torn, ect ect ect.

an alignment, or at least a check of the alignment would be a good start. That will show if parts have moved, the strut tower mounts will be way off if the body is damaged, or the toe setting will be way off.
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