Author Topic: Bent front suspension advice.  (Read 2311 times)

Offline jeff_hooper

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Re: Bent front suspension advice.
« Reply #10 on: 02 January 2008, 19:10 »
Best suggestion yet, Thanks.

I have measured carefully each side. Front drivers side - rear suspension to front. And same on Passenger side. The damaged side was appeared as visually pushed back in wheel arch and was confirmed by detailed measurements as 12mm shorter in the wheel base.

I can measure the subframe mounts quite accurately with the engineering equipment I have. But what do I measure to? I can measure the front sub frame mounts and the rear subframe mount but I don't know the correct track width of how they relate to the chassis? Or mayeb how I measure them from a known centre line on the chassis.

My drivers side wheel stands 12mm back cmpared with passenger side and is clearly looks 'pushed back' in the arch. That is what I need to correct.... please any input would be valued?


Jeff

   

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Re: Bent front suspension advice.
« Reply #11 on: 02 January 2008, 19:11 »
So no one seems to have any useful input on this one?

Jeff

Sorry, we do quite often go off topic  :grin: Not our fault really that we are left to run wild on the forum  :laugh:
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Re: Bent front suspension advice.
« Reply #12 on: 02 January 2008, 19:15 »
I'm by no means a mechanic but it defo sounds like a new subframe will be needed.
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