Front Driverside Tired completely pushed back.

[andox]

My front driver side tire is completely pushed back about an 1.5 inch.

The front driver side of the car is also lower than the rest of the car. I jus installed rsr springs in the front. The passenger side was very easy but the driver side took three ppl to push down the rotors to get the shocks back on. (I thot that the springs were off).. when it didn't fix the problem I put on coilovers on the back the problem still persists.

Could my bushing have anything to do with it? Also I'm trying to buy bushings for my car and I dont even know where to begin. How many bushings are there? What do I look for and where do I look? I dont understand the difference between spacers and collars.
Modified by andox at 3:49 AM 5/11/2007

[themandan40]

did you hit anything? like a curb? you could have a bent lower control arm and/or front crossmember

[andox]

I purchased the vehicle in that condition. Got a pretty good price for it. The previous owner said that the car was in a fender bender. There were some frame damage but nothing big. The front part of the frame is visibly welded. I'm guessing that the driver side suffered the most damage. Thank you for the info!! Also would wheel alignment and or bushings have anything to do with this particular problem?

[themandan40]

possibly but prob not. I had the same problem. My frony cross member and lower control arm were bent about 3 inches. Is that tire rubbing when you turn? Check your strut....possibly blown, but sounds like more frame damage than you may think. Take it to a frame shop, they should give you a free estimate and that will at least point you in the right direction.

[andox]

great thnx

[andox]

yea my tire rubs when i turn left.

[andox]

thank you so much for your help

[themandan40]

please post a reply when you get it figured out. keep us all informed for people with similar problem.

[hnsenter]

will do as soon as I get it done. Jus for confusion sake lost account for andox, now hnsenter

[hnsenter]

Lower control arm problem. Went to junkyard to get a lower control arm. I was able to take off all the bolts with out a problem. But when it came to removing the lower control arm from the brakes, I ran into some complications. I removed the bolt that was on the top side.. the bottom seemed to have some kind of rubber seal. I tried banging on it.. using a screw to pry it off.. but it jus wouldn't budge. Am i missing anything?