the mechanic says its fine but i dont think so

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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 04:12 AM
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Exclamation the mechanic says its fine but i dont think so

Ok so i noticed my right is sticking out a bit more then my left tire. so i went under the car and i saw something that didnt look right. i took it to a so called professional to have a look at it and he said thats fine it doesnt effect the car.

to me it doesnt look fine and am sure it will effect the car ..

here are the pictures i took from the underbody.

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i would really appreciate your help and any advice i can get from you guys
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 04:37 AM
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hell no, its bad. Sure, you can drive around like that, but the car is obviously not going to track straight, get a new one.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 05:00 AM
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hell no, its bad. Sure, you can drive around like that, but the car is obviously not going to track straight, get a new one.

Thx man..do you know the name of this part or its number so that i can order it becuase my car is US sepcs so alot of parts are unavailble and have to be ordered.

if god forbid this part is unavailble and has to take time to get here will it cause any major issues if i keep driving on this status?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 05:11 AM
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It looks like camber arm to me.

Check that out.

http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...ded+Align.+Kit
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 07:27 AM
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Obviously tire wear would be an issue, but only if you drive around like that for ages.

How good are you with the tools?

I would probably jack it up, take it off, and attempt to straighten it myself. Of course, its already been weakened so its possible it could break, up to you.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by GoldV35
Obviously tire wear would be an issue, but only if you drive around like that for ages.

How good are you with the tools?

I would probably jack it up, take it off, and attempt to straighten it myself. Of course, its already been weakened so its possible it could break, up to you.
You can get aftermarket rear camber arms for $150, I'd strongly recommend he replace them instead of trying to straighten a bent OEM one. Like you said, it could very well be weakened and could give out on the highway or something. That risk is not worth saving $150.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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wow. wtf did you hit? hell of a pothole, huh?
 
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UH YEA Don't go back to that fool...
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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That's definitely a rear camber arm. There are plenty of aftermarket ones, and most of them are adjustable. I would recommend OEM only because if you got an aftermarket one you would have to adjust it. I'm not sure how it is supposed to be calibrated. Plus most people get adjustable camber arms to fix problems associated with lowering their suspension. Here is a helpful graphic on the purpose of a camber arm.

http://www.jackit.com/bushings/image...xplanation.jpg

Your's looks bent pretty bad so one wheel is rolling at an angle. Mine are bent too, but they are slightly and evenly bent so the tires wear out evenly as a result. Hope this helps!

Oh, and its an easy fix, so buy it and install it yourself. You can find camber arms on ebay that range between $70-$200 shipped.
 

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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Wow... I've never seen a camber arm that bent out of shape.

Since you're buying a camber kit, you should probably drop your car now lol
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 02:54 PM
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LOL. Thats terrible.

You def. need to get a new camber kit. Time to lower the car!
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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Yeah, that is off quite a bit.
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 03:10 PM
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its bent .. obviously... you are correct ...

definetly dont go back to the same mechanic ..

if he cant tell its bent and thinks its ok to keep that way ..
you dont need that kind of person working on your car ..

its not that difficult to do yourself ..


edit: have you been trying to drift or doing donuts ???
 
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by IMAFUKINRIDER
its bent .. obviously... you are correct ...

definetly dont go back to the same mechanic ..

if he cant tell its bent and thinks its ok to keep that way ..
you dont need that kind of person working on your car ..

its not that difficult to do yourself ..


edit: have you been trying to drift or doing donuts ???
nope not really

i had the car imported from USA and it had some fake foose rims so i wanted to upgrade, the nuts on them where unique (for anti theft i think)

anyways the didnt come with the proper to unscrew them so they had to be removed by force (during this i was out of town and gave the rims and car to my brother who explained what happened)

this is not the only problem that resulted from this mis-hap
 
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