Rim hit, alignment situation.
12-04-2005, 02:06 AM
#11
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Re: Rim hit, alignment situation.
lol. stop arguing about how fast you were going. and how big of a hit it was. and all this other none sense.
you cant fathom how much force was actually hit on that tire. even if it was a scratch on the rim.
i got caught without snow tires so i spun out with my truck last winter (damn camaro rims
) and my rear end clipped a telephone pole it didnt do much damage to my car. infact. barely any. but when i looked at the telephone pole. i flipped out. heres what it looked like
the pole has broke. and the top part shifted almost 4 inches off the bottom part. from a small tap. going about 15 mph.
ive called the phone company/cops/electric company now more than 50 times to tell them about the pole. and its like right next to a dealership. and its been almost a year. (winter is upon us) and they still havent changed it. i hate detroit.
so yeah dude. the amount of power created from a crash. even if it was a tap. is high enough to ---- a telephone pole like that. one of those thick *** wooden ones. now imagine if that telephone pole was a cars front tire. going lets say 15 mph? i dont know the physics behind it. but i think its safe to say double the force would hit the rim/shocktower assembly. now if i had hit that pole at double the force. ----. i would have snapped that thing clear off.
just take it down to a local body shop. get a free estimate.
make sure you pay nothing, and dont sign anything untill you know what your paying for/what there gonna do.
and since its a drivable car. take it to a couple shops. get a couple different estimates. you got nothing to loose.
you cant fathom how much force was actually hit on that tire. even if it was a scratch on the rim.
i got caught without snow tires so i spun out with my truck last winter (damn camaro rims
) and my rear end clipped a telephone pole it didnt do much damage to my car. infact. barely any. but when i looked at the telephone pole. i flipped out. heres what it looked likethe pole has broke. and the top part shifted almost 4 inches off the bottom part. from a small tap. going about 15 mph.
ive called the phone company/cops/electric company now more than 50 times to tell them about the pole. and its like right next to a dealership. and its been almost a year. (winter is upon us) and they still havent changed it. i hate detroit.
so yeah dude. the amount of power created from a crash. even if it was a tap. is high enough to ---- a telephone pole like that. one of those thick *** wooden ones. now imagine if that telephone pole was a cars front tire. going lets say 15 mph? i dont know the physics behind it. but i think its safe to say double the force would hit the rim/shocktower assembly. now if i had hit that pole at double the force. ----. i would have snapped that thing clear off.
just take it down to a local body shop. get a free estimate.
make sure you pay nothing, and dont sign anything untill you know what your paying for/what there gonna do.
and since its a drivable car. take it to a couple shops. get a couple different estimates. you got nothing to loose.
12-04-2005, 09:35 AM
#13
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Join Date: May 2005
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Re: Rim hit, alignment situation.
ur castor is fucked ...that would cause your wheel to move farther back to your fender which causes a pull...and u being in an accident i wouldnt doubt it...try getting an alignment first b4 jumping to conclusions that your frame is bent...although it could be...but check ur alignment first...cuz it sounds like u got alot of positive castor
12-04-2005, 10:03 AM
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Re: Rim hit, alignment situation.
Originally Posted by excivic93
ur castor is fucked ...that would cause your wheel to move farther back to your fender which causes a pull...and u being in an accident i wouldnt doubt it...try getting an alignment first b4 jumping to conclusions that your frame is bent...although it could be...but check ur alignment first...cuz it sounds like u got alot of positive castor
12-04-2005, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Re: Rim hit, alignment situation.
You need to check over Your upper and lower control arms, steering knuckle and spindle and see if anything is bent. Sounds like the alingment shop cant do anything for you because your steering axis inclination, camber or caster is out of wack and those are non adjustable angles on hondas. Which means you have a bent suspention component.
12-05-2005, 02:13 AM
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Re: Rim hit, alignment situation.
Originally Posted by daubleaaron
You need to check over Your upper and lower control arms, steering knuckle and spindle and see if anything is bent. Sounds like the alingment shop cant do anything for you because your steering axis inclination, camber or caster is out of wack and those are non adjustable angles on hondas. Which means you have a bent suspention component.
