Matt49
08-29-2017, 09:48 AM
This past weekend, my idiot driver clipped a yuke tire (not very hard) and knocked the toe out to about 1-1/2". Every time this has happened in the past, I've always been able to find exactly what bent but not this time.
Spindle checker goes in clean, snout is straight, steering arm is not bent, ball joints are good, rack is in once piece, all control arm and tie rod bolts are straight, control arms look good, etc.
Now I've been told in the past that sometimes everything just gets tweaked 10 thou here, 10 thou there and just adjust for it but I'm struggling because this is the first time I've personally NOT found a "smoking gun" after getting toe knocked out. Maybe the tie rod stretched a little...I don't know.
Any thoughts on what I'm missing or should I just bolt it all back together, reset the toe, and go with it as long as I can repeat all other numbers?
Spindle checker goes in clean, snout is straight, steering arm is not bent, ball joints are good, rack is in once piece, all control arm and tie rod bolts are straight, control arms look good, etc.
Now I've been told in the past that sometimes everything just gets tweaked 10 thou here, 10 thou there and just adjust for it but I'm struggling because this is the first time I've personally NOT found a "smoking gun" after getting toe knocked out. Maybe the tie rod stretched a little...I don't know.
Any thoughts on what I'm missing or should I just bolt it all back together, reset the toe, and go with it as long as I can repeat all other numbers?