2014 Passenger Side Wheel Rubbing
#1
2014 Passenger Side Wheel Rubbing
I had just gotten my Mustang back from the collision shop I had it towed to after I had an accident on a highway on ramp where I had hit some debris that was in the road. I’m not sure what I had hit but it tore off my front bumper and damaged my radiator. I had also damaged my passenger side rim slightly enough to where it also needed to be replaced in a prior incident with a curb. (The rim was part of the FP8 package so it was slightly expensive to order) The shop included the new tire and wheel as part of the quote and it came out to be roughly $4500. After getting the car back I noticed my passenger side wheel had almost no wheel gap between the rear side of the wheel well and the tire. That explained why I noticed a slight vibration from that side of the car at speeds over 45 mph that only stopped when I turned right and got worse when I turned left. I know I should bring it back to the shop, but after waiting 36 days and experiencing the worst customer service I’ve ever encountered I just want to be sure to have an idea of what the problem could be before I have them try and figure it out. I’m thinking possibly the k member but I’m not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here are a couple photos
#3
That wheel location is waaaay off, they should have noticed it. Take it back ASAP. If they did an alignment, they would have noticed the castor being off I'm guessing. The strut should probably appear leaning backwards. Love to see that with the wheel off.
#4
At the very least the control arm on the passenger side is toast, at worst, the control arm and the subframe where the arm attaches is toast as well as the strut being messed up.
Let your insurance see it and take it to a second shop for a second opinion.
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