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Old 05-24-2013, 09:36 AM   #4
Croustibat
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It looks like you bought a car with tons of problems, so if you already are throwing the towel, you may as well sell the car :/

It can be (cumulative):

bushings shot
wheel bearings shot
coilovers shot (play in shaft or upper bushing/bearing)
bent wheels
poor alignment that killed tires
overlowering that cannot allow a good alignment, and that killed tires
previous owner hitting curbs badly and tire structure killed
play in lower arm ball joints
play in steering rack ball joint
steering rack shot

The first bushes to die are the front traction rods and steering rack bushings. They also are the easiest to change, so i suggest you start there if you intend to fix the car.

Have a pro check the wheels and tyre too. This is quite easy and fast to check provided you have the tools. Tyre structure cannot be truely inspected, so i suggest you change the tyres if the wheels are bent (they didnt bend without hurting the tyres badly)

You can check everything else by yourself.


Cheap car usually means "tons of stuff to fix", usually ending up with "more expensive than buying an already fixed one".
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