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: my car dog walks


chineseempanada
Mar 19th, 10, 12:43 AM
ok so when i first bought the car i hit a curb i know im retarded and i bent an axle so i replaced them and now ever since i hit that curb it dog walks like the rear end was pushed over 3-4 inches one of the rear upper control arms bent and pieces of bushings are missing off of them so i ordered soem nbew ones with poly bushings still waiting to put them in so do you guys think that will correct the problem like from under the car you can see that the drive shaft veers to the right what should i do i brought it to a body shop they said they could fix it for about 1000 and they would just loosen the body and move everything back over

novaderrik
Mar 19th, 10, 1:28 AM
if their solution to bent suspension pieces is to just move the body, i wouldn't be spending any money there..
if you can see that the arms are bent, then they need ot be replaced. if the car still doesn't track straight after replacing the arms, then it's time to start measuring hte frame. measure each side front to back, then across, then diagonal. if any of the measurements are off by more than about 1/4" or so, then the frame is out of whack. hell, even 1'4' is a lot- when i redid my Nova, i had the subframe bolted in and the rear axle located within 1/16" in any given direction. but that's just me...
there are a number of reference points you can use to measure- suspension mounts, holes in the frame, etc..

67shovel
Mar 19th, 10, 8:04 AM
If it does turn out too be bent, you can bring it to a frame shop and they can straighten it for $300 to $500 approximatetly.