Hit A Curb With The Rear Wheels Going Sideways

[bin fishin]

hi i recently hit a curb sideways and the only thing that bent was the left rear bottom arm that shaped like a triangle, so replaced that with another stock one, and the wheel is still on the piss bad!!

before

with the new arm in

i have adjustable rear camber + rear toe arms, other than that its factory and from what we can see nothing else is bent.

how do we get the wheel back to normal??

[zoomzoom]

What about where the toe arm connects to the cast wheel assembly? Its not that strong there.

How does the adjustable toe arm connect to the subframe? Did the toe arm move in the elongated hole?

[sydking]

mabey keep your sideways action off the street next time........

[krzysztof]

there is a camber arm (runs east - west) and a traction arm (the one closest to the front of the car)

from the pics it looks as the traction arm is too long so if its still one piece i'd say you've possibly bent the mount on the subframe..

that or your hub is bent

[GTSBoy]

Bent subframe is odds on favourite.

[jjman]

Bent subframe is odds on favourite.

Agreed

n even if it isnt, the pain of going through one by one and replacing bits that might be damaged (camber arm, trction arm, hub, diff etc etc) means it will probably best to just get a new subframe and all attachments and do a total swap.

Perhaps first thing is to go to a suspension shop like pedders and get them to have a look n see if they cant offer any guidance as it would be a bugger to replace the whole thing if it didnt need to be.

But judging by the look of the bend n break in the subframe mounting point for the trailing arm you replaced- the subframe probably is farked...

Also dont be surprised if your coilover if also in the f'd category...

Good luck

Edited October 2, 2012 by jjman

[boostn0199]

Take off your knuckle and im betting youve bent the tie rod mount thats why your toe is stuffed and youve probably bent the shock mount aswell, new knuckle will fix it but if you want to be sure take it off and compare to other side.

[bin fishin]

thanks all really helpful.

[KiwiRS4T]

Get your wheels balanced - will become obvious if the rim is bent.

[bin fishin]

it was the hub carrier which was cracked. so replaced that and its back to negative camber.

[jjman]

got a full alignment done yet to see if it all good?

Also check the hub n diff bearings after a drive n make sure that they are all good too...

final thing to check would be doing an accelration in 1st gear n make the wheels spin n see if it axle tramps. If it does also means some else isnt quite right.

hopefully u have it sussed tho!