frame/uninbody help please?

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terry_240sx
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first of all i searched...
okay so i got my car as a hand me down from my bro..
but a long time ago he hopped a curb into a ditch and bent some things like the tension rods etc..
all of that was replaced.
but now i realize that my driver side fender has a tighter wheel to fender gap than my passenger side. (theres like a half inch difference)
so im pretty sure my front is twisted or something.... :cry:
i have on fiberglass fenders, but with the stockers on it did the same thing.

i have coilovers, so i want to know if you guys think it would be a bad idea to just adjust the front suspension to make the front wheel gaps even?
or would that cause an upset in the tire loads or disrupt my cars balance or kill my already dead alignment even deader.
any ideas?
i know i should take it to a frame shop and have it pulled back to factory specifications but i cant really dish out over $600 right now..
thanks in advance guys.


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silverkaturbo
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terry_240sx wrote: take it to a frame shop and have it pulled back to factory specifications
I would park it til you can do that^^^. Sounds scary...

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EnjoiNismo
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Is your alignment off really bad?

With your panels off, is there visible damage to the frame?

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terry_240sx
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EnjoiNismo wrote:Is your alignment off really bad?

With your panels off, is there visible damage to the frame?
yeah my alignment is pretty off
my car is lowered and the frame rails are like still 2 inches from the ground
could a horrible alignment be the cause?

theres no physical damage on the frame at all, everything's clean.

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EnjoiNismo
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I checked a curb a while back and my alignment was off gangster bad.

If you can go to an alignment shop, and have them align the car. If they cannot because its really bad, they will give you a paper with the specs of whats off.

Depending on how many degrees its off you can adjust some aftermarket parts. ( Camber plates, tension rods, Toe rods)

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terry_240sx
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EnjoiNismo wrote:I checked a curb a while back and my alignment was off gangster bad.

If you can go to an alignment shop, and have them align the car. If they cannot because its really bad, they will give you a paper with the specs of whats off.

Depending on how many degrees its off you can adjust some aftermarket parts. ( Camber plates, tension rods, Toe rods)
alrite thanks man
yeah i got the goods ;) haha
ill definitely go get that checked out
thanks for the help bro :mike

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EnjoiNismo
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No problem man.

There CAN be damage, maybe not visible to the eye. Hopefully not though :P


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