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I skid my front right wheel into a roundabout. It punctured the tyre and left a little dint in the alloy. The wheel now sits with a fair bit of negative camber but after taking the wheel off the wishbone and tracking rods don't appear to be bent at all. (Even if they were bent surely that would mean I'd have positive camber anyway)
My dads friend reckons I should get a new strut, then work from there. Which sounds right?
But thinking about it how did the contact between the bottom of the wheel and the curb cause the top of the wheel to go in or the bottom to come out? What else should I look at that could of caused this?
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Just to check...
Negative camber is where the bottom of wheel sits further in than the top
If thats what you have, its likely you have a bent lower arm or broken p bush/front bush
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Could of possibly wrecked a top mount
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Same thing welshpug really!!
Just pivotting on a different point!
A pic be handy!
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no, positive is where the top leans out more.
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Yeah I agree. Im not explaining meself, as i am trying to picture the angle of the wheel when being hit at the bottom at the kerb!
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It has negative camber like in that picture. How it happened is confusing because as I say the wheel would of hit the bottom of the kerb. I guess it took less force to bend something above the pivot?
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try 2nd hand hub first or get a full strut ???
if you had x/s positive camber you would expect wishbone to be bent--but you have the opposite, so wishbone stayed still and something above the balljoint has give way?
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You sure nothing has snapped? Jack it up again and see if its all floppy anywhere.. Could be the weight of the car cauaing it where something isnt holding it?
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Does sound like bent strut.
They will bend easier than a wishbone
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For my 5 door 1.8 how do I know what strut to get as a replacement? Does it have to be specifically for a 1.8 so that it sits at the same height as the other side?
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Shouldn't give out wrong info piggy then try and defend yourself.
Negative camber is where the top of the wheel sits further in than the bottom like Johnny's picture
You haven't snapped the p bushe?
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It made sense in my head....
Till I read it after welshy posted and i was like "what the hell was I on about"!! Haha
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So I can get any strut off of any engine or year 306? They're all the same just different springs?