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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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Uneven Horizontal fender gap

Hello,
Front passenger wheel, front face, measuring horizontally dead center from the center of the wheel cap directly to the rear facing edge of the fender arch, I find that there is a .75" discrepancy between the driver side front wheel and the passenger side front wheel. The passenger side front wheel is pushed to the back of the car .75" basically.

Tie rod is slightly bent. Struts should be replaced. Would they contribute to this problem? Also which other suspension components would cause the wheel to be off center horizontally. The car was hit on a curb.

Just post part names please.
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 07:33 PM
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I'm not even going to attempt to be of any help here, but did you hit the curb?

Pictures of what you're talking about please, your description is great but the people here who are able to help you are also abit thick.
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 08:13 PM
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The service manual provides all of the part names you are interested in. Search google for it and grab the suspension section off of rotaryheads.com. Look at the sections for adjusting toe, caster, and camber. They are all adjustable.

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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Legot
I'm not even going to attempt to be of any help here, but did you hit the curb?

Pictures of what you're talking about please, your description is great but the people here who are able to help you are also abit thick.
I did not hit the curb. I bought a salvaged title. More likely than not it is the lower control arm now that I think about it. I will have to inspect it tomorrow.

Thx for your help.
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Old Sep 16, 2014 | 02:56 PM
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If you put it on an alignment rack you will be able to tell easily. If the lower control arm or subframe is bent it will show up
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