corsa_jim
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Registered: 21st Sep 03
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Right before i pay out almost a grand for my body work to get done i want to know if the cars bent or not . ive cheched my trackin front n rear fronts ok n rear is within tolorances so its ok, now its droped 50 mill but when i drive it pulls to the left quite a lot is the only way to check if the body is stright by jiggin?
Thx Jim
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corsa_jim
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Anybody?
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Could be other things than your shell being bent.
It takes a lot to bend one as well, has the car been in a serious accident?
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Dan_Corsa
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well if the chassis is bent one way of tellin is if some 1 follows you down the road your car should drive in a straight line,but if the chassis is twisted the car will crab looks like the car is moving side ways but its going straight due to the fact the front isn't aligned with the rear,doubt this tho,the only cars that have this problem are poorly repaired,and mini's and metros which have subrames which are easly bent
like ian said takes alot to bend your chassis
[Edited on 11-12-2004 by Dan_Corsa]
[Edited on 11-12-2004 by Dan_Corsa]
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Martin
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I stacked my car into a curb n a couple of posts, it was crabbing harsly to the left, thought chasis was bent, was going to go on jig, but once subframe was repaired, it was perfect, n never needed to.
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corsa_jim
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Thx for the replys lads the car is hpi clear im goin to hav a proper look @ it @work on mon i cant see any signes of crash damage had bumpers off n the like so.....
Jim
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Ian
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If you're doing enough damage to bend the chassis, you're doing more than taking the bumpers off to repair it.
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corsa_jim
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no no i mean ive had the bumpers off to hav a look i havent crashed it i jus wanted to be sertan before i spend on the bodywork
Jim
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ainsley_brader
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did you have the tracking done before you lowered it or afterwards?
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corsa_jim
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after mate i work in a garage so didit myself
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Adam-D
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if it looks like this its bent
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=186370
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corsa_jim
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well mines perfect then
Jim
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