A few months ago i lost control and hopped a curb going 40mph or so. My passenger side jumped up the curb first. I had a alignment and they said my caster was knocked back a little, the guy said if i get a camber kit he would be able to tweak it to within specs. And just by looking at the wheels on the passenger side and driver side you can see that the passenger side wheel is further back towards the back of the car. My question is does anyone know what might be bent or possibilities of what might be bent? I changed both of the front arm recently. Its not that bad but after a while it just bugs me that theres a imperfection with the car.

heres how i jumped the curb...
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You wont know till you get it on an alignment rack, then a frame rack. No one on the interweb can tell you what is bent.

 

depends on the car you have. caster can be adjusted within a certain amount. we cant tell you whats bent on your own car. take a look for yourself. take a picture at least, otherwise theres no way we can help.

 

Is your frame o.k.
Look for cracks where upper control arm bolts are in the engine bay(upper left corner)before you go dumping $ in the car...if you had stiff springs it would be easy to damage the frame and/or break a rim at that speed.

 

i did get a alignment and those guys werent worth ****. they never told me what would be the problem, all they said is when your going high speed you will notice it. i had koni shocks and gc coilovers on it. i already changed the knuckles and im about to change the upper and lower control arm, so if that doesnt help then the frame is probably damaged. After the accident i only had 1 curbed rim and 1 other rim that crack on the edge like 1/2 inch.

 

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Why dont you find out if the frame is damaged first before you waste your $$ and time?

 

I have a similar issue and I feel it's a proble with the subframe. The attachment points on my driver side have been moved back about an inch from stock causing less castor.

 

is there a shop or anything that can tell me if it is bent? cuz the alignment shop werent any good. they just told me my caster is knocked back thats all.

 

Some paint & Body shops have "frame" machines to bend the frame for MINOR collision repairs..try looking for some shops, even MAACO has collision repair, take it to them and see if they can help...
You shouldn't be driving the car like that because it will **** up the steel belts in the tire if they have em..

 

what kind of camber kit you guys recommend? im thinking about the skunk2 camber kit or ingalls or spc, but the thing is they have different one that can adjust up to certain degree and such. my car is lowered but its not slammed, its about 2 fingers between tire and fender on 15"