What did i bend and how do i tell?

[Conrad311]

So ive noticed that my front right tire is heavily worn on the outside while the inside is perfect.

The car pulls to the right and the steering wheel is cocked between 1 and 2 o'clock and its not dog-tracking.

There is a vibration as well.

I had some poor steering a few months ago and noticed the tire wear then and had crappy cabs, and put it akg poly CA bushings, non eccentric/offset. took care of poor steering but tire wear persists. wheel was straight at this point.

Then a month ago i hit a pot hole with the left side of my car and then and bent the rear rim. then things went hay-wire. the right rear trailing arm broke off the subframe lastweek so i put in a whole new rear suspension set up with all new bushings that ive had waiting to be put in. still crooked wheel and pulling.

any ideas what i may have bent? or easy ways to tell? nothing is obviously bent

thanks

[gp.plus]

The tire wear would suggest positive camber, so I would check that the strut tube isn't somehow bent, and maybe do some criss-cross measurments to be sure your chassis isn't tweaked.

[Pussy30]

Have you ever took it to get an alignment during this time period?

[DRTSRFR]

Measure the distance between the inner sidewall of the tire and the strut tube.

This will give you an indication weather the strut tube is bent or not.

[Conrad311]

thanks for the tip i just went out and looked, and they appeared the same but the pass side is slightly further away. i can fit my finger between the edge of the rim and the strut housing, whereas on the drivers side, i cant fit my finger between them, and the tire is worn on the inside of the drivers side, which i didnt notice before, geuss its time to swap in the spare struts. :/

[DRTSRFR]

The strut shaft could also be bent, but it's easiest to check with the insert out of the housing. With the insert removed you can roll it on a flat surface and see the wobble.

[Van Westervelt]

How is your wheel bearing?

[DRTSRFR]

...very good question...

With the wheel off of the ground, grab the tire at the 12 and 6 o'clock positions and try to rock/tilt it up and down...

Got play? If the bearing is good you will have no movement. If it is worn, you will feel the tire/wheel move up and down.