Wheel sitting Back

[Sherrod Lewis]

Hello everyone and thanks for taking the time to read my question. Okay 2000 Tahoe passenger side was in a ditch. The clearance on both wheels from the back on the wheel well is horribly off.. I've replaced upper, lower control arms, sway bar link and torsion bar and it's still in the same spot. Please help what did I miss or is that a sign of frame damage??

 

[BigDaddy13440]

If you had frame damage, wouldn't you have had to hit hard enough to do some sheetmetal damage? I see in the top pic that the gap between your fender and door has opened up a bit??

Do you have the adjustable alignment washers/kit on the upper a-arms? Could be that the front mount is all the way out, and the rear is all the way in - that would move the upper ball joint rearward an inch or more, affecting caster (camber?) and pushing the center of the wheel back about half of that movement.

Best bet is to take it to an alignment shop, ask their opinion. They would (SHOULD!!!) be able to tell you if you bent the frame.

 

[Sherrod Lewis]

If you had frame damage, wouldn't you have had to hit hard enough to do some sheetmetal damage? I see in the top pic that the gap between your fender and door has opened up a bit??

Do you have the adjustable alignment washers/kit on the upper a-arms? Could be that the front mount is all the way out, and the rear is all the way in - that would move the upper ball joint rearward an inch or more, affecting caster (camber?) and pushing the center of the wheel back about half of that movement.

Best bet is to take it to an alignment shop, ask their opinion. They would (SHOULD!!!) be able to tell you if you bent the frame.

Firestone did the alignment and said they moved the tow out as far as they could. No precise answer besides spindles or struts is what they said.

 

[PG01]

How does it drive, is it ass crabbin down the road, does it track straight?
When you let go of the wheel does it go one way or the other?

I dont think its as bad as it looks because of the fendr and the flare, eyes playing tricks.

 

[Sherrod Lewis]

How does it drive, is it ass crabbin down the road, does it track straight?
When you let go of the wheel does it go one way or the other?

I dont think its as bad as it looks because of the fendr and the flare, eyes playing tricks.

It pulls right it seems to drive fine, but the wheel clearance distance has to mean something is really wrong I'm thinking

 

[BigDaddy13440]

It pulls right it seems to drive fine, but the wheel clearance distance has to mean something is really wrong I'm thinking

It DEFINITELY isn't right, if an alignment shop tells you otherwise, take it to a frame shop. The distance from the center of wheels on each side should be the same, or within eighths of an inch.

 

[MrBalll]

Take off your fender flare and then take another photo. It looks like that wheel is good to me. I just think that flare is bent way forward and it makes it look bad.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Yeah the fender itself looks to be angled up quite a bit, seems like the bottom is shifted forward maybe a half-inch. Not a whole lot but it accounts for some of the visual problems.

 

[MrBalll]

Any updates on this?
Moving the flare out of the way help any?

 

[Sherrod Lewis]

Any updates on this?
Moving the flare out of the way help any?

Bend in the frame I found it