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Old 01-14-2009, 09:02 PM
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and now my passenger side tire is out of alignment, the drivers side is still straight. I want to jack up the car and check things out, what should I look for?

Then the wheel is straight, the drivers side is straight and the passenger side sticks out to the right a bit.
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Originally Posted by LSONE
and now my passenger side tire is out of alignment, the drivers side is still straight. I want to jack up the car and check things out, what should I look for?

Then the wheel is straight, the drivers side is straight and the passenger side sticks out to the right a bit.
What did you hit? How fast were you going?How did you hit it? Straight on?
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What did you hit? How fast were you going?How did you hit it? Straight on?
I have no idea what it was, it was dark and foggy. I was going like 30 tops.
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Originally Posted by LSONE
I have no idea what it was, it was dark and foggy. I was going like 30 tops.
Well its really hard to tell you what exactly it could be. Take a look at your lower a-arm as well as the uppers. If you have noticed anything in your steering, check your tie rods. Just look for anything that doesnt look right.
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Well its really hard to tell you what exactly it could be. Take a look at your lower a-arm as well as the uppers. If you have noticed anything in your steering, check your tie rods. Just look for anything that doesnt look right.
Yeah that's pretty much what i expected. I just didnt know if there was a particular weak point i should look at first.

if the tie rod looks fine, if there any way it would just get like pulled out or something?

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so I took off the tire and looked around... everything looks fine. my mind is boggled. I think im going to have to jack it up and take both tired off so i can turn the wheel so see if i missed anything...
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Why don't you just take it to a alignment shop and call it a day?



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