help , any got any ideas why my car driver wheel sits in the arch further than the passinger side wheel i have replaced the pass side bottom arm and am goin to do the other 1 tonight , but hte arm looks shorter than the other 1 ?the car is lowered 40mm if that helps
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Wednesday 20th January 2010, 16:03 #1Senior Member
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Wednesday 20th January 2010, 16:09 #2Senior Member
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Thanked 870 Times in 621 PostsHow long have you had the car, and do you know it's history. I could be wrong but it sounds like something I came across some years ago when a car had had a front OS shunt and then been repaired and the body geometry was off.
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Thanked 421 Times in 324 Postsa dont think its been in a bump like m8 , its still got the olvo wings on am goin to have a good look tonightwhen a change the wheel bearing and cv boot, , could it be the strut
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Wednesday 20th January 2010, 16:52 #4Senior Member
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Thanked 114 Times in 104 PostsThat's quite normal,and has nothing to do with overweight.....lol
All 850's have this,don't know why.
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Thanked 421 Times in 324 Postsits startin to pev me off a bit like as i want my car to sit rit lol , it catches the inner arch on full lock ,it has 215,s on like any ideas on what it could be like Originally Posted by walter leever
That's quite normal,and has nothing to do with overweight.....lol
All 850's have this,don't know why.
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Thanked 528 Times in 448 PostsCould be pattern arms, I know from experience they are not always an accurate copy of the original. I fitted one to mine and it threw the steering wheel out by quarter of a turn !
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Thanked 604 Times in 533 PostsId go with a shorter arm, i done it on mine and ended up changing them both to even it out
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