Front lower arm bent?

[vinny172]

Not long had my 172 clio, but ive noticed the front drivers wheel " seems " to be going in at the bottom , ie maybe the lower arm is bent? Although looking at it underneath i cant see any issues? Anyone have any ideas? It seems about an inch inwards at the bottom of wheel compared to the other side?

Strange

 

[st3ve]

Standard suspension?

Get a mechanic to look at it.

If it's really bad you could probably tell yourself by looking at the passenger side then the drivers.

 

[Ben]

Might of had a nasty knock, I bent my lower arm into my brake disc I hit the curb that hard. Cheap replacement.

 

[vinny172]

is lowered 60mm afaik.

As I say ive looked but cant see issues? bar it sitting inwards more one side a bit . drives fine. Has a set of speedlines on it which are mint, stock wheels are also in good order. very odd

Guess a lower arm is majorly exensive

f**kers

 

[Ian_s]

is lowered 60mm afaik.

Guess a lower arm is majorly exensive

f**kers

Nope, less that £50 for a pattern part with bushes and ball joint

 

[Henry]

i thought you were supposed to fit camber correction bolts to seriously lowered cars, so worth checking if they're fitted and have shifted on that side. definitely shouldn't have noticeable positive camber; best starting point is probably to take it for laser alignment, somewhere that knows what they're doing, so that they can have a poke around at the same time (assuming it's not these bolts)

 

[vinny172]

Henry , would it make a diff though as its only on the drivers side, its maybe an inch in at the bottom. Would / could a non 172/182 lower arm have been fitted?? Giving less of a wide track if that makes sense and pulling it in one side??

Im new to clio's as such so havent a clue

These camber correction bolts? I presume these are the 3 bolts that hold the strut in place on top or?

 

[Henry]

i'm not sure i'm afraid mate. i assume these bolts are fitted to the bottom of the struts? suppose an incorrect bottom arm/balljoint is another possibility. if it's that noticeable, you might be able to spot something by having a good look at the suspension and comparing the two sides

 

[maynard]

Nope, less that £50 for a pattern part with bushes and ball joint

£50 for genuine too!

 

[Ralphizzle]

These camber correction bolts? I presume these are the 3 bolts that hold the strut in place on top or?

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1100

Shock absorber bolts ftw.