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Old 02-04-08, 08:40 PM
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Alright this is my second time writing this out, I drove home from work tonite and since it is hella foggy i was driving slow but ne way. I get home and then after awhile i go to leave and as i pull my car away it feels like im fish tailing at 2mph so i checked the rear wheels. Ends up being my right rear wheel and it looks like it trying to turn right. Not sure at all what it could be and i need a guru to give me an idea. I will make an example using txt but also have pictures.


Another thing i saw was that it only bows out when i drive forward but straights out when i go in reverse.

Pics suck due to time of day





really need some info Thanks in advance
Old 02-04-08, 08:54 PM
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Holy shlik, have you looked under the car to see what must be broken ? Control arm, shock, something took a dump back there.
Old 02-04-08, 09:03 PM
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you really need to get that on a lift or jack it up and look under it. It looks like something is broken like he siad ^^^ I would be willing to bet that it is a control arm as it is sinking that much.

Any noises like clunking???

Another thought...are you lugnuts bolted down? Looks kinda like the lugs fell off or the studs broke.
Old 02-04-08, 09:55 PM
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I'm sure you don't have a uzz32 with the active 4 wheel steering so it can't be that.
As mentioned above make sure the lugs are tightened and check if some of them are not broken off.
Also look into the wheel bearings. Check the whole suspension on that corner.
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i didnt drive it enough to hear ne thing, what would be the ball park for those parts... i checked l tuned but doesnt show ne parts. Problem with jacking it up is that it is at my brothers apartment and he doesnt have a jack so i will have to figure so way of getting my jack over there i didnt really check the lug nuts for the reason that the whole thing is moving not just the tire, seems like it is moving from the deff out to that side. Guess the SC400 will be going back out in the suck
Old 02-04-08, 10:06 PM
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Do you have the oem jack in the trunk?
Old 02-04-08, 10:16 PM
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Ya but im home now, i will try to get over there either early morning before work or after work. Just wanna get an idea of how much im looking at, had a turbo fund going but this will come first
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don't drive it whatever you do! you're lucky the wheel didn't just fall off. i could tell you what to look for but i need better pics!
Old 02-05-08, 07:02 AM
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Just jack up the rear end of your car and check for your LCA, shock, etc...Your rear wheel cannot turn, there is obviously something broken. Or you might need to tighten your lugs if anything.

No one can give you a ball park figure if you can't look underneath your car too see what is obviously broken bro. Good luck!
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What happened with this...i had my money on loose lug nuts
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no way, this is definitely a suspension component gone BOOM!

my bet is on either control arm(s) or strut bar.
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Its a common problem for the adjuster bolts to come loose. I've seen this on a few cars. Buy new bolts from the factory and have the car realigned.
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