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Old Dec 9, 2010 | 04:38 PM
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rear wheel drive

hey i was noticing in my car that the left rear wheel is a lil bit set back is that normall cuse ive seen it on different camaros alreadyy
Old Dec 9, 2010 | 04:47 PM
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Re: rear wheel drive

Always difficult to help when there is no info at all regarding the year, model, etc.
Old Dec 10, 2010 | 07:38 AM
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Re: rear wheel drive

Guessing that you have a 4th gen Camaro or Firebird, it might be time for new lower control arms.

If you could post a picture of the problem you're describing, that would help too.
Old Dec 11, 2010 | 05:35 AM
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Re: rear wheel drive

yeah its a 4th generation camaro 00 z28 v8 ls1 wat do u think u think thats normal
Old Dec 11, 2010 | 05:51 AM
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Re: rear wheel drive

ill try to upload pics
Old Dec 11, 2010 | 11:08 AM
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Re: rear wheel drive

Front-to-rear spacing of the wheel in the wheel well is set by the lower control arms. One wheel sitting in a significantly different position in the wheel well would indicate worn bushings in the control arm, a damaged control arm, or the subframe the LCA attaches to, or the bracket on the rear axle, is bent.

Get an actual measurement of the center of the wheel to the front edge of the fender opening for both sides.
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 03:58 AM
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yeah i took it the the aligment shop an thats wat they told me so they told me to take itt to a body shop with the frame guyss an ill doo but i myte be kinda expensive u think that would a affect my car if i leave it for longg
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 05:37 AM
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Re: rear wheel drive

they told me that it was a bent axle so they told me to take it to a bodyshop with the frame guys thats wat im about to do the bushings r okk its just axle i guesss u think if i drive it like that forn long will affect the carr
Old Dec 12, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Re: rear wheel drive

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they told me that it was a bent axle so they told me to take it to a bodyshop with the frame guys thats wat im about to do the bushings r okk its just axle i guesss u think if i drive it like that forn long will affect the carr
Spell-check and punctuation are your friends......

I bent axle would likely be felt driving down the road as your entire wheel assembly would be wobbling. A bent axle tube might affect where the tire is located, but again that is determined front to back by the lower control arm. Even so a bent axle tube would affect the axle inside it and since there are no u-joints in the axle itself it wouldn't operate correctly. Axle's and housings can bend, but it takes a lot of force and other things would be noticeable as well, not to mention be very noticeable when you are driving around.

The most likely culprit from what I can try and decipher from your posts is like Injuneer suggested- a bent lower control arm mount on the axle. That would definitely affect where the rear-tire is located in the wheel-well. If that is indeed what it is they should be able to fix it without much trouble assuming everything else is in order.
Old Dec 13, 2010 | 12:21 AM
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ookkk so i myte take it with my mechanicc an tell him to to check itt out hymselff..... so u think if i leave it like would affect in the long runn or it should be reaplacee asap cuse it vibratess but barely an u hear a sound when i go over speed bumps on the same size the tire is set backk
Old Jan 4, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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Re: rear wheel drive

so i checked me an my friend checked all over the car nothing is bent evrything seems fine. wat could it be?????????
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