so my car was run into a cement barrier at 75 mph with most damage only to the driver's side front wheel. Now, after replacing the lower control arm, radius rod, sway bar endlinks, strut, strut fork, and the lower ball joint the car was align-able but the wheel still sits back a half an inch to 3/4 of an inch too far. I was told by a frame shop and a collision shop the frame was not bent. The guys who did the alignment didn't have an answer to why and after having a few other people look at it we are stumped. The car pulls a little to the left but otherwise drives fine. Any ideas?

 

subframe is probably bent

 

there are some camber kits which adjust caster also... such as the SPC kit...

Or maybe if u wanna mickey mouse it u can put a traction bar and get that adjusted at the alignment shop

 

[QUOTE=komat;43358249]subframe is probably bent[/QUOTE


i second that i have been building ef civics forever

 

here's what you can do about your problem. have some extra threads machined onto the torsion bar of the affected side. this will enable you to pull that side forward. will work like a charm

 

i'm taking the car to another shop later this week. i was personally worried the subframe was bent but i havent dealt with this stuff too much. I guess i will find out soon i go from there....

 

and this sounds like an amazing plan. i may actually do this...

 

a collision shop just said the engine cradle is pushed back. so theres my problem

 

engine cradle? what car is this?

 

subframe

 

my car is the same way. there was a drunk and high driver that barely hit the side of my car I hit the concrete barrier sideways and only broke my inside tire rod cracked the rim in high and everything. I was shocked no damage to the car whatsoever. but my car pulls to the right but other than that my car drives fine just dont let go of the steering wheel. but my caster on the right side is off a lil to the right. I cant figure mine out either.

 

so are you guys talking about his rear subframe might be bent?

 

I had a similar problem with my 96 hatch a few years ago. After i replaced the knuckle, front uca, lca, i took it in for an alignment and they said something was bent, then i went to a body shop and they said everything was on point.

What the problem ended up being was my inner tie rod, after i replaced my inner tie rods the problem was solved. So you should look into that as well.

 

Tie rods have nothing to do with castor... Probably sub frame or one of the control arms.

 

Either subframe or the lower control arm is bent.