mellow65 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Ok I just bought a 93 5 speed legacy sedan awd and i have some questions about the alignment that I just dont know the answer to. The car was in a fender bender, well more of a midnight someone drunken driving through the yard and clipping the front of the car and messing up the hood, fender and bumper. My buddy noticed that passenger wheel had been pushed back a little. So he replaced the lower A arm with a good one had it aligned and thought all was good. He then started to notice that the front passenger tire was wearing odd and I told him it was probably just a crappy alignment. I have had bad experiences with les schwab and their alignments before. Hell i even had one of their guys tell me my king pin was getting worn out, odd how my truck didn't even have a king pins. So now it sits in my driveway and I was out measuring the front wheels to the back of the car and the passenger tire is still 1/2" farther back then the drivers. So my question is, is there any kind of adjustment in the front that would allow me to move the front wheel forward 1/2"? Please forgive my crappy drawing but if i put a couple of body washers where the red arrow is do you think that would move the front wheel forward? I don't want to give up on this car. It's a great rig. And what I paid, even with a salvaged title is a good price. That and the thing only has just over 100k miles so it is just starting it's life. Please help with any ideas that you can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The whole cross brace may have shifted back. I'd try to pull it forward after you back the nuts off a turn or two. Two bolts on the upper frame. I'd also look at the frame itself, any damage, bends.... A good cable come-a-long and stout tree will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow65 Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 I looked at the frame. well, as well as one can laying on his back in his driveway. The frame doesn't look odd from one side to the other. I'll give the cross brace a check tomorrow and see. where would i pull from on the car with the come-a-long. I guess the a arm, because thats what i want to move. Durr, i'm dumb. The whole cross brace may have shifted back. I'd try to pull it forward after you back the nuts off a turn or two. Two bolts on the upper frame. I'd also look at the frame itself, any damage, bends.... A good cable come-a-long and stout tree will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 I seem to remember the bolt holes for mounting that main rear bushing being slotted. Perhaps when the car was hit, it pushed that whole assembly backward. I would still suspect a faulty toe or camber adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow65 Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 well i'm going to give it shot in the next couple of days to see if I can pull the wheel forward. ive got my come a long and a tow strap and a truck to be the anchor. So we will see. I seem to remember the bolt holes for mounting that main rear bushing being slotted. Perhaps when the car was hit, it pushed that whole assembly backward. I would still suspect a faulty toe or camber adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 If you loosen those bolts, it might pop right back into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subyfreak Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Try doing what Snowman said and losen the bolts and see if you can move it by hand first. I would hate for you to bend or break anything if it's not needed. Best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellow65 Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 this is my first plan and give it some good tugs with my hands before strapping anything to it and pulling. I hope it's just something this simple and i don't have to give it some big pulls. But even if I got to convince it to go where it needs to be it's only a half inch so not to far. If you loosen those bolts, it might pop right back into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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