Chaindog
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Long Island, NY
Let me start off by saying that this is probably multiple threads worth of questions all in one.
I made a stupid mistake this morning. I was pulling into a parking lot and for whatever reason, I tried to use the gas as a brake, and hit a curb with the front passenger side wheel :wstupid:. It was probably 15-25 mph.
I just limped it home from work through the snow. Due to said snow, it was in 4-Hi, so that may have been a variable. It drove straight with no vibrations, but I never went above 40.
So, now for the things that are apparent to me:
-I bent the steel rim and scraped up the sidewall (I replaced it with a full size spare)
-On the note of the spare, it is a brand new tire. However, the driver's side tire is almost bald.
-Looking from the front, the driver's side tire is offset almost 2 inches further than the passenger side. Thinking back it may have already been like that from when I lifted but didn't do the trackbar. (Is it possible I bent the track bar though?)
-The steering wheel is turned 90 degrees to the left (counter-clockwise)
-When I pulled out of the parking lot, at full right lock, the wheel rubs in the back of the wheel well. It's never done that before and I've trimmed them quite a bit.
I haven't crawled under the car yet. When it stops snowing, I'll bring it into the garage. I guess I'm just looking for any tips for what to look for first. I prefer to check the easy stuff first, but I'm expecting the worst here.
I know that there's a lot of variables, like different sized front tires, but I have a tendency to overthink this stuff so I figured I'd say it how it is to allow for better feedback.
2000 Jeep Cherokee
4.0 Straight 6
Auto Transmission
4x4
80,000 miles
3.5" OME Lift
31x10.50x15 Wrangler Duractrac Tires
Trimmed Fenders with Napier Flares
I made a stupid mistake this morning. I was pulling into a parking lot and for whatever reason, I tried to use the gas as a brake, and hit a curb with the front passenger side wheel :wstupid:. It was probably 15-25 mph.
I just limped it home from work through the snow. Due to said snow, it was in 4-Hi, so that may have been a variable. It drove straight with no vibrations, but I never went above 40.
So, now for the things that are apparent to me:
-I bent the steel rim and scraped up the sidewall (I replaced it with a full size spare)
-On the note of the spare, it is a brand new tire. However, the driver's side tire is almost bald.
-Looking from the front, the driver's side tire is offset almost 2 inches further than the passenger side. Thinking back it may have already been like that from when I lifted but didn't do the trackbar. (Is it possible I bent the track bar though?)
-The steering wheel is turned 90 degrees to the left (counter-clockwise)
-When I pulled out of the parking lot, at full right lock, the wheel rubs in the back of the wheel well. It's never done that before and I've trimmed them quite a bit.
I haven't crawled under the car yet. When it stops snowing, I'll bring it into the garage. I guess I'm just looking for any tips for what to look for first. I prefer to check the easy stuff first, but I'm expecting the worst here.
I know that there's a lot of variables, like different sized front tires, but I have a tendency to overthink this stuff so I figured I'd say it how it is to allow for better feedback.
2000 Jeep Cherokee
4.0 Straight 6
Auto Transmission
4x4
80,000 miles
3.5" OME Lift
31x10.50x15 Wrangler Duractrac Tires
Trimmed Fenders with Napier Flares