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[stuvaux]

the drivers side rear wheel on my car looks as though it has been pushed back
about an inch (since the car was wrote off)
does anyone have any ideas about this?
how is the rear suspension set up?
could it just be that a bush has got damaged somewhere?
there is also a clunk from that side when driving over small bumps in the road - this has been more noticable since the car was lowered

any help would be much appreciated
thanks,  stu  8-)

[B52]

erm - not sure but id not be driving it until thats sorted...

[Marks DTM Calib]

Well, the rear tie rod adjusts the rear toe (also has a small affect on camber)......and given the pivot is a fair way forward of the wheel would also make teh wheel look like it was furtehr in if miles out.....are the tyres wearing evenly?

[stuvaux]

the tyres seem to be wearing ok, although they have not been on for that long

otherwise, the car drives fine

the gaps on the side of the other rear wheel seem about the same

on the drivers side, it is as though the wheel has been pushed towards the back of the car about half an inch

 8-)

[Marks DTM Calib]

Can you get a tape measure and measure the distance between the centres of the front and rear wheels on both sides.....plus, what side and where was the accident impact.

[stuvaux]

thanks mark
do you mean measure the centre of the wheel to the bumper/door edge?

in the accident, i mounted a kerb, with the drivers side front wheel hitting it first, then it must have been the front passenger side

the car ended up looking as though i had parked it on the path, having turned through 90 degrees to the left!

the front subframe was replaced, as it was out of shape. also, both front wishbones and droplinks, and the drivers side bearing was replaced

the main impact seems to have affected the drivers side of the car, although it was the two front alloys that were buckled completely - the rear two are ok

stu,   8-)

[Marks DTM Calib]

No, measure between the front wheel centre and the rear wheel centre.....to measure the wheel base effectively.....on both sides.

[stuvaux]

these are the measurements (taken from centre of wheel to bumper/door edge):

Front drivers side :  front 380mm/rear 360mm

Front pass. side    :  front 361mm/rear 361mm

Rear drivers side  :  front 392mm/rear 360mm

Rear pass. side    :  front 380mm/rear 370mm

the `front` measurements are from the wheel centre towards the front of the car, and the `rear` are from centre to rear of car

thanks,  stu   8-)

[stuvaux]

ignore that last lot then

i'll go and check them!

[stuvaux]

sorry about that!

drivers side is 273cm

passenger side is 274cm

does that help?
i thought the drivers side would be longer if the rear wheel has been pushed back!

thanks,  stu

[stuvaux]

does that help at all mate?

i know the drivers side is correct (i checked the technical specs for the car), but the passenger side is 10mm too long!

  :-?

[The Barge Captain]

I would try measuring from hub centers to a fixed point on the bodywork that can't have been knocked out of line and see if both sides match.

[stuvaux]

the measurements above do that

they are all different, so i am really still none the wiser!

any more help on this would be much appreciated!

thanks,  stu   :-?

[Taxi_Driver]

From the measurements you have taken, it sounds as tho the chassis is fairly straight but the body is not sitting on the chassis squarely.   But dont take my word for it, its just my interpretation of your measurements

As you had impact on the wheels that'll be the reason the insurance comp wrote it off. Any impact on the wheels and they have a chassis/body alignment done......last time i asked at an accident repair centre.....it costs £700 to have that done  

[stuvaux]

i am just about to have the wheel alignment done

i'm not sure how much of an effect that will have, but here's hoping!

my brother works in a bodyshop, and when he took it there after the accident, they said the chassis seemed to be in alignment.

there was a small kink in the drivers side front leg, which they sorted out

thanks,  stu