Slid into a curb :(

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Newport Posts: 207 Furio 1.4, mk2 VTR
    #1
    It was horribly wet last night and as I turned a sharp corner in town the back tried to overtake the front and it was about to spin until I hit a curb with the drivers side rear wheel, it onlyy hit at 5 or 10 mph but it made a hell of a bang, anyway the tracting or what I thought was the tracking was out anyway and when I drove forward the wheel had to sit just right of centre, it was doing the same after I hit the curb so I decided to get the tracting done, this has made the wheel feel like it sits more to the right now, had the rear checked at the same time, no camber wheel still sits straight spins straight and there is no noticable damage to anything round of on the axle,, why is my wheel still off too one side as I drive? Cheers
  2. Saxperience Addict Joined: Oct 2008 Plymouth, Fiddling - under a two poster ramp Posts: 14064 Audi
    #2
    rear wheels dont effect tracking...

    unless your rear is then seriously bent, then the car would crab and the wheel would feel ok. but thats a different issue again.
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Newport Posts: 207 Furio 1.4, mk2 VTR
    #3
    Car doesn't feel like its crabbing, reckon my wheel isn't on right?
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2010 Birmingham Posts: 661 Silvia S15
    #4
    definately didn't do anything to the front axle?
    on rear axle is theres a lot of camber it might make a slight difference but would need to be somewhat bent to make a huge difference to steering.
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Newport Posts: 207 Furio 1.4, mk2 VTR
    #5
    Front axle? My front wheels didn't come anywhere near hitting anything, they slid sideways? Haha, and nah the rear wheels both seem to sit fine, no camber
  6. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Newport Posts: 207 Furio 1.4, mk2 VTR
    #6
    Had the tracking done again today same problem, if I put the wheel straight it pulls too the left and the faster I go the more it goes left so I have to have the wheel slightly to the right, pissing me off now, haha any ideas?
  7. Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Stowmarket/Ipswich Posts: 439 Slammed Silver 52 VTR
    #7
    something to do with ur rear axle / trailing arm had the same prob with the steering wheel having to tilt it. mine did it cuz the bearings were fucked....
  8. Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2011 derby Posts: 992 Gold mk2 vtr
    #8
    Check tyre pressures
  9. Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 ★ West / North Yorkshire ★ Posts: 1653
    #9
    All it takes is a few mil out of alignment and the whole geometry will be out.

    As in when your rear wheels are bent like this;

    |----\ <--- the arse of your car is dragged left, so you need to steer left to counter-act it and go in a straight line.

    |----/ <--- the arse of your car is dragged right, so you need to steer right to counter-act it and go in a straight line.

    When you stop accelerating there is less dragging, so you dont have to counter-steer as much (if that makes sense).

    Get it on a 4 wheel laser alignment bay (ATS round here) and they will show you how bad it is (or isnt).

    A jig might be a "cheap" fix. Its abit of a pain, but in the long run, a refurbed axle would be your best solution.
  10. Infrequent Poster Joined: Dec 2009 Oswestry / Lyneham Posts: 180 1993 106 XSI 1.4 miami 2005 Fiesta mk6
    #10
    Just wasted your money with the tracking, you'll need to do it again once you've found the problem.

    My guess is you've bent the stub axle on the beam.
  11. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 170
    #11
    Measure the wheel base on both sides?
    Put a straight bit of metal on both wheels and look at the distance away from the body work and wheel?
    Jack up and spin the wheel may be slightly buckled?