n/s/r wheel sticks out at an angle

[scobbywiz]

just replaces most of suspension and driveshaft and surrports arm on it and the wheel stick out. i replaced both the surrports arm with 1s from a wrx import and 1 looked differnet from the bent 1 on my uk car do u think there differnet lenghts thanks

[Dyney]

They should be the same length!
Is it the front or back of the wheel that sticks out?

I take it you hit something quite hard then :)

What have you replaced?
2 x control arms (rear subframe to hub)?
trailing arm (sill to hub)?
Shock strut?
Anti roll bar?

Is the subframe bent?
Is the trailing arm mount damaged, behind the sill?

[scobbywiz]

its the back off the wheel that sticks out
ive replaced the 2x control arms
strut
hubs
control arm which runs down from the sill onto hub

[Dyney]

I take it you hit something with the front of the wheel and bent the suspension backwards?

[scobbywiz]

yeah posssibly wasnt me driving so dont know for sure.
so u think i should check the mounts where the arms bolt through
will it be obvious? cos i thought thet looked fine

[Dyney]

If both the new arms are from the same car and that was straight, then I would suspect the mounts on the subframe or the subframe it's self.

[scobbywiz]

my car is a 96 impreza turbo uk car i took them off a 1994 wrx import the 2 i took of the wrx import were both round metal bars, but on my car 1 is round the same as the other 2 but on is not 1 is not 1 is differnet would that make a differnece? the differnet 1 was the front of the two

[scobbywiz]

the subframe is that easy to change? and are they the same on the wrx import 1s

[Dyney]

Have you got the bars mixed up? So the rear bar should be on the front and vise versa.

I think the subfarmes are the same. Though they did add a bracket for the bigger diffs on the type R/RA's IIRC
Getting the subframe off is a fairly big job yes :(
Diff out, Exhaust Back box off, Disconnect all the rear suspension from it.

[scobbywiz]

i dont think so i think they were the same lentgh would it make a differnce if i did?
before swapping the subframes over is there anyway to confirm the subframe is bent or should i see an obvouis bend in it

[Dyney]

If they were the same length then I doubt it would make a difference.

I can't think of anyway to check the subframe other than looking at it.
You could measure between the inner mounting points for the control arms on ether side to see it they have moved and measure them side to side to see if the Subframe is still square.
If you have access to another subframe or classic scoob you could compaire your measurments to that :)

[scobbywiz]

cheers 4 that dyney u have been a big help
i will check it out and let u know thanks

[scobbywiz]

look at rear subframe today couldnt see any obvoius bends or anythink i work at autowise do u think i should just take it to work and put in on a 4 poster ramp and check it probley there.
drove it down the road earlier well dodgy everytime hit something in road ie hump, pot hole car pull 1 way

[BUZZ]

look at rear subframe today couldnt see any obvoius bends or anythink i work at autowise do u think i should just take it to work and put in on a 4 poster ramp and check it probley there.
drove it down the road earlier well dodgy everytime hit something in road ie hump, pot hole car pull 1 way

could be a good idea

if your in the car trade you must have some good idea what to look for

guess you know more than me

[Dyney]

I wouldn't drive it to work but if you could get it trailered it would be a good idea.