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idhamshafieq 10-07-2019 03:01 AM

Help, accident car rear alignment.
 
Hi,

Just bought my car(recondition from Japan) few months ago and notice something wrong with the alignment. Check at workshop and they told me that car had been in accident before, so I buy the recondition report and found out the car right side collide and damage before they sell it.

https://i.imgur.com/FUpKVnO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/jeYyCjm.jpg

Now, it had been repaired, but still the final alignment adjustment issue is there. Here is the latest alignment done last week :

https://i.imgur.com/w0vi1OO.jpg

So, the shop advise me to change to adjustable lower control arm and rear toe arm. What do you guys think? Any advice?

Tcoat 10-07-2019 11:08 AM

Normally I would say go after the shop that did the repair but that won't work in this case. Get your shop to fix it and consider it a lesson in why "reconditioned" cars can be a problem.

strat61caster 10-07-2019 11:50 AM

You have a bent subframe (or maybe upper control arm), the adjustable parts are a bandaid for something that far out of whack, if it's just a daily driver is probably fine but if you want to track or drift you'll want to fix it right eventually. Toe arm may Not be necessary, it already has a large factory adjustment range but it's hard to tell because they put so much toe in on your picture, zeroing that right rear toe will help the camber a bit, I wonder how honest they are being...

ZionsWrath 10-07-2019 12:21 PM

Looks like the guy drifted in a barrier and curb. That can cause significant damage that is a headache to fix.

Take it to a shop that can measure the frame and find out what really needs fixing and not just throw parts at it.

Mr.ac 10-07-2019 08:46 PM

As said before it's best to fix the frame. Or at least get it checked. If it's just suspension parts, that's easy. If the frame is jacked then replacing suspension part will just wear out over time. Then your back to square one.


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