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jrendel · 10-03-2008, 02:08 AM

ok, so i mostly just lurk on this thread cause i can usually find all i need by searching but....no luck this time. Anyway, i picked up a set of sportmax 962's(i know...i know their spormax, but thats all i can afford on my college budget) they are 17x9 +35 all around with kuhmo 235/45/17...i put on some H&R 15mm spacers on front to clear the KYB agx struts. Also i have just installed brand new es tension bushings, oem tie rods and godspeed swaybars. my problem is, my front driver side rim/tire sticks out way more then the passenger side, about 10mm, i was just wondering what this could be. by the way i have not yet gotten an alignment because i am waiting on my es flca bushing to come in first....could this be the problem? What else could it be? Thanx in advance for the help...sorry for the long post...dont flame to bad lol..o yea and the car is a 92 if that matters

For reference, drivers side

passenger side

hatboyfox · 10-03-2008, 04:09 AM

the same thing is wrong with my car
i cant figure it out either

Z33dori · 10-03-2008, 04:15 AM

get an alignment ..

**S13SilviaGirl** · 10-03-2008, 05:03 AM

Is the frame straight? That would be the first place I would look.

derek_s13 · 10-03-2008, 05:22 AM

yeah, our cars are old. most have been hit and beaten and all kinds of shit.

my first s13 was hit in like 1996 or some shit (when i was still like 9yrs old) and my chassis was twisted for life.

i thought it was the junk stock suspenesion at first, then i got coilovers and aligned it and everything else, and no matter what, it just sat... funky.

never really looked right. you really couldn't tell by looking under it. everything looked fine, but the car was just tweaked.

jrendel · 10-03-2008, 12:36 PM

i really hope my chassi isnt twisted....well i guess ill get an alignment and see if that fixes it...is that the only two things it could be??

projectRDM · 10-03-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrendel

i really hope my chassi isnt twisted....well i guess ill get an alignment and see if that fixes it...is that the only two things it could be??

Alignment, damage, or incorrect parts. I pulled an LCA off an S14 parts car I had and found it was an S13 LCA, whoever had the car before had it replaced with the wrong part.

10-03-2008, 02:08 AM	#1
jrendel Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bakersfield, CA Age: 37 Posts: 66 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	quick wheel question ok, so i mostly just lurk on this thread cause i can usually find all i need by searching but....no luck this time. Anyway, i picked up a set of sportmax 962's(i know...i know their spormax, but thats all i can afford on my college budget) they are 17x9 +35 all around with kuhmo 235/45/17...i put on some H&R 15mm spacers on front to clear the KYB agx struts. Also i have just installed brand new es tension bushings, oem tie rods and godspeed swaybars. my problem is, my front driver side rim/tire sticks out way more then the passenger side, about 10mm, i was just wondering what this could be. by the way i have not yet gotten an alignment because i am waiting on my es flca bushing to come in first....could this be the problem? What else could it be? Thanx in advance for the help...sorry for the long post...dont flame to bad lol..o yea and the car is a 92 if that matters For reference, drivers side passenger side

10-03-2008, 04:15 AM	#3
Z33dori Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Riverview, FL Age: 36 Posts: 5,557 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	get an alignment .. __________________

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10-03-2008, 04:09 AM	#2
hatboyfox Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: california Posts: 95 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the same thing is wrong with my car i cant figure it out either

10-03-2008, 05:22 AM	#5
derek_s13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MA Age: 38 Posts: 733 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	yeah, our cars are old. most have been hit and beaten and all kinds of shit. my first s13 was hit in like 1996 or some shit (when i was still like 9yrs old) and my chassis was twisted for life. i thought it was the junk stock suspenesion at first, then i got coilovers and aligned it and everything else, and no matter what, it just sat... funky. never really looked right. you really couldn't tell by looking under it. everything looked fine, but the car was just tweaked.

10-03-2008, 12:36 PM	#6
jrendel Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bakersfield, CA Age: 37 Posts: 66 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	i really hope my chassi isnt twisted....well i guess ill get an alignment and see if that fixes it...is that the only two things it could be??