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Old 04-01-2012, 03:17 PM
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Default Bent rear axle?

I have some obvious uneven tire wear on the inside of the tires. The left is horrible. I am glad I noticed this before driving it anymore. I have put 5000 on the car since I bought it. I know it was in a prior rear end collision.

Would you all guess bent axle? Also, if soooo... what kind of cash am I going to drop.
 
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Bent axle is unlikey as the wheel would wobble violently as you drove. Looks like bad alignment, most any shop could adjust or find the root cause, maybe a wonky bushing.
 
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I don't think its possible to bend the rear axle, even if you did it wouldn't cause wear like that. It looks like a lot of negative camber wear; I would suspect either a bent strut or more likely the alignment has not been set to proper specifications.
 
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Agreed. Start with an alignment check....
 
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Off for an alignment chap. Check bushings and tie-rods along the way.
 
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If all suspension parts are in order, read this for your alignment specs:

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...age-faq-34962/

I have a feeling though you may need to replace a few suspension parts first.
 
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