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Started by evilryan · Nov 9, 2003 · 2postsphpBB 2002–04

evilryanNov 9, 2003, 4:24 am · #1

The person who owned my s12 coupe before me went up a gutter and took out a 60 pole at about 50 km/h it bent the bumper in half and pushed the front left wheel back so it was touching the mud guard!!?
Since getting the car, ive replaced the lower control arm that was bend as sh*t it was a hassle getting everything hooked back up, the wheel still sits way back then it should.. and when i go full hook right the wheel rubs against the stabilizer bar!?! can anyone give me a idea what to do?

Ron AmundsonNov 9, 2003, 2:25 pm · #2

You may have to do some pulling, as most likely the chassis is out of aligngment. You can ball park with a tape measure to see if you have more bent components you need to replace or whether you need to pull.

A tree, winch, and chain will work wonders as a home made puller. Just be very careful, as if something lets go, you do not want ot be in the way.

The FSM calls out the data points, but I haven't been too successful with getting decent images for posting. Perhaps soneone can scan a few pages.

Good luck
Ron
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