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03-10-2020, 05:09 PM | #1 |
Not Yet Wild
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2007 DS Front End Crooked
After replacing bushings in the front end of my DS I did an alignment. I kept thinking something was off. I found that all of the front suspension parts are bolted to the frame crooked. I measured the wheelbase and it is about 1.5 inches shorter on the drivers side than the passenger. Being the age of cart and its new to me I don't know if the cart was smashed. I looked the the frame and I see no visible defects. The frame looks straight to the body. The leaf spring mount/rack mount look to be drilled and bolted thru the frame and its crooked. The cart drives and handles like it should. Is this normal?
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03-10-2020, 07:23 PM | #2 | |
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Re: 2007 DS Front End Crooked
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03-10-2020, 07:33 PM | #3 |
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Re: 2007 DS Front End Crooked
The shock tower is bent. You can look at where the A-Plate mounts to the front of the shock tower and see that it's bent backwards on the driver's side.
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03-10-2020, 08:46 PM | #4 |
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Re: 2007 DS Front End Crooked
Like they said.
There is a bit of wiggle room when the tower bolts on, it will move about 1/4" or so, but with that one being bent, it's may have bent the bolts or stretched the holes in the frame where the bolts go through. Common damage if the wheel makes contact with something immovable. |
03-11-2020, 08:33 AM | #5 |
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Re: 2007 DS Front End Crooked
Loosen up the four bolts on the leaf spring retaining plate under the car. Remove the A-Arm and bend the shock tower straight with a big crescent wrench. Put it all back together and measure your wheelbase like you did before. You should be able to get it much closer to even on both sides now. A lot of times just relieving the pressure of the leaf spring plate will cause it to swing back around straight. Right now it's in a bind.
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