My e30 fast hit I need help figureing this out

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  • aaron_tupper
    Advanced Member
    • Oct 2013
    • 134

    #1

    My e30 fast hit I need help figureing this out

    So my e30 was hit the other day. This is my drivers side front. My passenger side wheel is straight. My wheels rubbing on the strut housing. What got bent the knuckle?
  • Wschnitz
    R3V OG
    • Dec 2011
    • 8089

    #2
    Control arm or tie rod is bent, happened to me in an accident too. Could have bent the strut also.
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    • aaron_tupper
      Advanced Member
      • Oct 2013
      • 134

      #3
      thanks

      Thank you!

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      • 10Toes
        Me Father Was A Tree
        • Jan 2008
        • 61222

        #4
        Originally posted by aaron_tupper
        So my e30 was hit the other day. This is my drivers side front. My passenger side wheel is straight. My wheels rubbing on the strut housing. What got bent the knuckle?
        If it is rubbing on the strut housing then the wheel or strut housing is bent along with other parts.

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        • F34R
          sLaughter
          • May 2009
          • 12385

          #5
          Jack it up and take the wheel off. It is that easy, we can only tell so much from a picture.
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          • der affe
            Moderator
            Technical
            • Dec 2005
            • 8452

            #6
            The control arms are kind of a sacrificial part so it is usually the first thing to let go.

            The knuckle is pretty tough though so it is most likely not bent.
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            • AndrewBird
              The Mad Scientist
              • Oct 2003
              • 11892

              #7
              The only way the wheel would get closer to the strut is if either the knuckle, the strut tube or the wheel is bent. If the wheel rubs consistently as you spin it, then suspension is bent. Either way, you will need a new strut assembly.

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              • aaron_tupper
                Advanced Member
                • Oct 2013
                • 134

                #8
                ?

                Originally posted by F34R
                Jack it up and take the wheel off. It is that easy, we can only tell so much from a picture.
                Ive already done that?

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