Hi Guys,
Recently, i noticed the driver side tire is kind of facing outward more compared to the passenger side. So, today i brought the car to BigO for an alignment. After a few hours of waiting they called me and said i need a new strut before they can proceed with a complete alignment because the driver side strut is bending. This is not my first time bringing my WRX to them to do the alignment. After i left the BigO i went home removed the driver side tire and looked at the strut but i couldn't see it bending anywhere. could this be the bending Rim ?
Below numbers came from their printed document for my WRX
Front: Left
*Actual************** Specified Range*
-2.3*******************-1.3 to 0.3 Camber
2.8******************* 4.1 to 5.6 Caster
-0.61******************-0.13 to 0.13 Toe
14.8*******************14.1 to 15.6 SAI
11.5******************* 12.8 to 15.8 Included Angle
*Suspension Setup*
- WRX struts with STI springs and car is at 50K miles
My questions are as follow:
1. How can i tell that i have a bending strut since i couldn't hear any noises or leaking fluid comming from the driver side strut/spring?
2. If i let go the steering wheel while driving the car will go to the right more instead of keeping straight what could have caused that ?
3. Since this is my DD car where can i go to to obtain a new set of strut at a decent price ?
Thank you very much for your help
Regards,
D
Recently, i noticed the driver side tire is kind of facing outward more compared to the passenger side. So, today i brought the car to BigO for an alignment. After a few hours of waiting they called me and said i need a new strut before they can proceed with a complete alignment because the driver side strut is bending. This is not my first time bringing my WRX to them to do the alignment. After i left the BigO i went home removed the driver side tire and looked at the strut but i couldn't see it bending anywhere. could this be the bending Rim ?
Below numbers came from their printed document for my WRX
Front: Left
*Actual************** Specified Range*
-2.3*******************-1.3 to 0.3 Camber
2.8******************* 4.1 to 5.6 Caster
-0.61******************-0.13 to 0.13 Toe
14.8*******************14.1 to 15.6 SAI
11.5******************* 12.8 to 15.8 Included Angle
*Suspension Setup*
- WRX struts with STI springs and car is at 50K miles
My questions are as follow:
1. How can i tell that i have a bending strut since i couldn't hear any noises or leaking fluid comming from the driver side strut/spring?
2. If i let go the steering wheel while driving the car will go to the right more instead of keeping straight what could have caused that ?
3. Since this is my DD car where can i go to to obtain a new set of strut at a decent price ?
Thank you very much for your help
Regards,
D