My car was recently in a wreck and has been repaired. The front and rear suspension was damaged. I am not a suspension pro, so I do not remember all of the names of the parts replaced. I know what they are if I was looking at them. I know the right front lower a-arm, nuckle, and wheel was bent. They were more front suspenion parts replaced than this. Both front wheels were bent. Both rear axles were bent. Drive shaft, tranny, yoke, rear tranny bushing, etc, have been completely replaced. One of my former friends came around a corner full throttle and the rear end kicked out. He then nutted up, slammed on the brakes and over corrected. He went over a curb through a wooden fence into a backyard. He stopped about a 6 inches from the owners pool.

I have had the alignment done by a member on this board who works at a chevy dealership. The alignment feels perfect. The car does not pull in any direction.

I have noticed that the right front wheel is 1 inch farther under the car than the left side. The left wheel is flush with fender well. I have 18x9.5 Y2K C5 wheels on all 4, with 5/8 spacers in the back and 5/16 spacers in the front.

On the lower a-arm there is one main bolt that holds it in. The hole that the bolt goes in is slotted. You can move the bolt left to right and move the suspension out. I am guessing this is the problem. So the lower a -arm is adjustable left to right. I thought the upper a-arm was not adjustable. Is this the problem? Am I looking in the right direction?

I just want to know how I can adjust the right front suspension so it will be flush with the fender well.

<small>[ August 02, 2002, 11:37 AM: Message edited by: black99SS ]</small>

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by black99SS:
<strong>I know the right front lower a-arm, nuckle, and wheel was bent. They were more front suspenion parts replaced than this.

I have had the alignment done by a member on this board who works at a chevy dealership. The alignment feels perfect. The car does not pull in any direction.

I have noticed that the right front wheel is 1 inch farther under the car than the left side. The left wheel is flush with fender well.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">IMO, something is bad wrong. Go back to whoever fixed the chassis and the alignment guy. It shouldn't have been like that when you got the car back. When the unit body was straightened, was it done on the correct equipment to get it back where it belonged?

If insurance paid for it to be done correctly, you might get them involved again.

My $.02