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Old 06-15-2009, 03:09 PM
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Default Strange occurrence with rear wheels

I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me the first time I saw it but now it looks like there's an issue but I don't know what is causing it.

If you look at this picture, the right wheel, it seems to be sticking out from the rear bumber more than the left one is. I did an unscientific test by sticking my fingers at the top of the tire and trying to see what the difference is between the tire and wheel well but I really couldn't come to a determination.





Is this some sort of illusion or is there an issue I need to be concerned with?


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What's the history of the car? Has it ever slid into a curb?

Better yet, what wheels are on the car? Any chance a front and rear of different offsets were accidentally swapped on one side?
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Stock AP1 wheels, the same ones when I bought it new. Yes, it was damaged in August 02 but I've never noticed this til recently. Pics of the damage are in my gallery.
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go get an alignment and see what happens after.
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Your left mirror sticks out further than the right too! It's likely just the angle the picture is taken from. An alignment will move the wheels a pretty small amount if they're not grossly misaligned.

There's also not much holding the lower forward edge of the bumper either.
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^^ ding ding ding!!
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Agree with checking alignment. Toe in and camber can make the wheels look like that. Also bent suspension components can do that, too.

EDIT: did someone steal your antenna?
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Originally Posted by CKit,Jun 15 2009, 10:19 PM
EDIT: did someone steal your antenna?
Yep and after it happened the 2nd time, I decided not to replace it. The S2K stereo is so crappy anyway so I just listen to my MP3 player.
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