what up with my wheel, blown shock?

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Jons_G35_sdn
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i noticed the wheel on the rear driver side was a liitle angled today, and the fender gap is two fingers where the other side is 3. Do i need a new shock? Here are some pics





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One or more parts of your suspension is bent. You need to have it inspected to find the culprit.

-Jerome

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Jons_G35_sdn
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Bent? Really, wow how would something get bent? Car was aligned a little over 5 months ago is she due again?

pippen99
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Bent means impact, not alignment. Pothole, curb, tree, you hit something.

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Jons_G35_sdn
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dang that sucks, i guess ill go get it checked out. Thanks guys. I dont remember hitting anything or running over a pot hole but my wife is the one who drives the car everyday. Also yesterday i jacked that side up but didnt really see anything but im no expert, what i did notice is that when i dropped the car back down the wheel was straight so i took her for a drive. What i noticed is that the car goes to the right pretty bad now, it was never like that. Anyway when i pulled back into my driveway the whell was angled again.

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poms302
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Take it back to where you got it aligned, it looks like your camber is way off. I had a 6 month warranty on my alignment.

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Jons_G35_sdn
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Yup camber was way off, took it to where i got it aligned and i guess some stuff came loose. They realigned and fixed her for twenty bucks. Thanks again guys!


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