[s-cars] whacked a curb

[Kirby Smith]

Is your camber control link still intact?  Is the plane of the wheel
mounting surface still perpendicular to the axis of the axle?

kirby


Edward Estabrook wrote:
> 
> Last night (in 6" of snow and freezing rain) I managed to whack the driver's
> rear wheel against a curb. An SUV couldn't stop at an intersection I was
> pulling thru and the only way to avoid impact was to accelerate out the way,
> towards the curb.  Tried to pivot the car away from the curb and pivoted too
> far.  Rotated into it going maybe 10mph.
> 
> Destroyed my wheel, tire and allignement.  More worrying though, it drives
> really wierd, like the rear end wants to swing out every so often (when I'm
> driving straight, not accelerating).  Is this 'normal' for the car being way
> out of allignment, or is there something else wrong?  I pulled the rear
> wheel and everything looks OK... no obvious cracks or bends, everything
> tight.  With the wheel on it looks like the top of the wheel is every so
> slightly out further than the passenger side wheel (makes sense I guess, I
> hit the bottom of the wheel).
> 
> I'm tempted to try and get it alligned and see if it goes away, but I
> obviously don't want to ignore damaged parts.
> 
> Also, where does one aquire a used 16x7.5 avus wheel?  I'm not concerned
> about the cosmetics, just the roundness.  Or is there a manufacturer that
> makes knock-off avus's (I've seen highline wheels, but only in 17")?
> 
> I'd to have the bent wheel fixed, but I'm worried this may not be possible
> since a good chunk of the lip was ground off on impact.
> 
> Thanks!
> Ed
> 
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