Help Again =(

[Newk_Rally]

ok so yesterday at the cal city meet we where hitting a very small and smooth jump i blew a hole in my sidewall and then with out knowing i hit the jump again with a flat:shootsself::machinegunleft: put on the spare and drove home on the way back i could hear what sounded to be something rubbing today i pull off the wheel and can see that the wheel is rubbing against the strut:angryfinger: i'm still new to all this and am wondering is this a sign of a bent strut....broken axel.....or just messed up allignment? something worse???? thanks in adavance for anyfeed back

-Dean

[97ScoobyL]

well something is deffinatly bent, what is going to be tough without looking at it. It it could be either the strut, the steering knuckle, or the hub.

[ZED E85]

if it's a bent strut you will notice a big difference in the camber between the two sides...when mine bent from a bad landing it was right at the top of the bracket that mounts to the hub...look for flaked paint on the inside of the bend...only other thing I can think of is that the offset on your spare is wrong

[Newk_Rally]

well it's the passanger rear so im pretty sure it's now the steering knuckle didn't think of the hub.... what's worse is i guess i cross threaded the lug when putting on the spare and now i can't get the wheel off...luckily i have another car i can barrow for now.

[Newk_Rally]

if it's a bent strut you will notice a big difference in the camber between the two sides...when mine bent from a bad landing it was right at the top of the bracket that mounts to the hub...look for flaked paint on the inside of the bend...only other thing I can think of is that the offset on your spare is wrong

yeah i noticed that at the gas station the camber was way off on that side i kind of hope that it's the strut so i can just upgrade :headbang:

[409industries]

Check the lateral links too in the rear, one of them may have been borked.

[kurt.]

Let me know what your set up is. I have a lot of spare drum rear links/hubs.

-Kurt

[Newk_Rally]

the set up is stock i'm going to be meeting up with my dad later to see if we can't get the wheel off and take a closer look i'll let you know what i need thanks for all the input guys

[geekmonster]

if you need more help i can swing up to LB and take a look for you. i have today and tomorrow off, just need a couple hours tomorrow morning to do some personal stuff, but after that i'm free.

chris
406-570-6337

[Newk_Rally]

thanks alot chris i still have your number from the autobacs meet i took the wheel off and took a closer look everything seems to be straight strut wasn't damaged anywhere that we could see lateral links looked good looking at the tire i blew it looks like that might have been rubbing at the same spot so this might be an older problem i didn't know about i'm waiting to hear back from a friend with a suspension shop to have him look at it... we're thinking (hoping) that the alignment is just waaaay off

[geekmonster]

let me know if you need help, can't be any harder than taking apart amg cars.....

[Newk_Rally]

alright guys so back to this... i just got back from vacation so now i know that i bent my right rear strut... i want to upgrade to some agx's unless someone has a right rear for an rs... other then the agx is there something else in a similar price range? or are these the best bang for the buck? also know where to find them? thanks in advance again guys

[lminette]

I've got my stockers. They'll work for now if you want 'em but they are a little worse for wear. Let me know!

[Newk_Rally]

yeah i need something i'd like to just put stock on because i don't want to bump a class for rally-x til next year just let me know a price and i'll come pick it up.

[lminette]

How's free sound? Just come pick them up!!

[Newk_Rally]

Thanks alot louie you're a life saver i sent you a pm

[Newk_Rally]

alright thanks to louie i got my car back on the road it only took an hour to install which isn't bad considering this was my first time working on suspension now i just need an alignment, tires, and some breaks before cal city...i should strat a journal thanks again for all the help guys this is why i love DI =D

[lminette]

Glad I could help!!

[rollo]

Definitely start a journal.

Lou, major kudos. Spirit of DI award goes to you (if it existed).