Hit a curb
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Drifting
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From: Brighton, MI
Hit a curb
Is there an empirical way to know if the rear subframe is bent? Measurements?
I find the side where there was no contact align with the center of the bolt attachments to the chassis and on the side that was hit, bolts are right on the edge of the hole.
I changed the wheel bearing on that side, but there is still a humming to be heard, so I ordered the other wheel bearing on the other side... might also be the one on the front (which also got hit) and for some reason echo's to the back?
Thanks
I find the side where there was no contact align with the center of the bolt attachments to the chassis and on the side that was hit, bolts are right on the edge of the hole.
I changed the wheel bearing on that side, but there is still a humming to be heard, so I ordered the other wheel bearing on the other side... might also be the one on the front (which also got hit) and for some reason echo's to the back?
Thanks
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Doubt it is bent. That is a sturdy piece of cast aluminum. It would take a pretty hard hit to bend it and it would probably break Vs bending. Can't really tell by looking at the mounts to the frame as they may have been exactly the same before you hit the curb. Use a 2 ft level to check your camber on each side. If you have a 2 ft Sears Laser Level you can use it to check camber and determine thrust angle. If your thrust angle is way off the LCA camber adjuster may have slipped under the impact.
Bill
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Empirical Evidence.
Sure place the car on a frame rack at a body shop and measure...in my area maybe three hours equaling $450.
Basic place car on a wheel alignment machine. $150.
Visually might be tough.
Factory service manual has frame measurements for DIY, yet I offer that a DIY at a home garage lacks the precision to really conclude.
String, rulers, measuring tapes as tools plus the levelness of the entire floor etc.
The tolerances can be to millimeters.
Good luck in your hunt for damage or no damage.
Sure place the car on a frame rack at a body shop and measure...in my area maybe three hours equaling $450.
Basic place car on a wheel alignment machine. $150.
Visually might be tough.
Factory service manual has frame measurements for DIY, yet I offer that a DIY at a home garage lacks the precision to really conclude.
String, rulers, measuring tapes as tools plus the levelness of the entire floor etc.
The tolerances can be to millimeters.
Good luck in your hunt for damage or no damage.
