I just recently bought a 2001 integra GSR that had been in a wreck. The guy said that there was no frame damage at all. But the wheel jerks left or right when accelerating sometimes. The steering wheel is turned slightly to the left when the wheels are straight.

It has Dropzone coilovers and struts(Dont know which kind) I thought it was a problem as far as a camber kit is concerned. Well, today I went to a performance shop that sells camber kits and they looked at the front left wheel and measured it from the door. It was 1" more forward than the rest of the wheels. The rest of the wheels were perfectly center. They said either something could be bent or the caster is messed up.

Do you guys think that something besides the frame could be bent causing the wheel to be inched foward like it is. It also has the JDM frontend conversion on it. How much would straightening the frame cost if it is bent?

Any help would be appreciated...

 

Bent upper or lower control arm, mabey but it sounds like frame damage sorry dude.

 

is this happening when u peel out? fwd cars jerk left to right when u peel out. this is why u dont buy cars that have been in accidents. should of had car faxxed it. did you get him to agree that there was no frame damage in writing? if not, you are screwed and u should sell ur car. get everything in writing!

 

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that's what I'm going to say as well. most likely a bent lower control arm if your wheels is off center. it could be the lower front subframe, but in my experience, its the control arms that bend.

replace your LCA and get your car to a good alignment shop that knows how to shift the front subframe. They will then be able to tell you if something else is bent.