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left front tyre bent

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21 Aug 2022 06:06 #244657 by micky sandsAlhamdu
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hello guys 

i bought used jimny 2018 gen3 and i feel that the left tyre is a little bent to inside from the upper part of the tyre & the right tyre looks straight .

I took it to a mechanic he told me that i dont have any wear and tear on any part from suspension bushes ... etc .

i feel that the problem is adjusting something not reparing or replacing a worn part .


if any one know how its done  please help 

 
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21 Aug 2022 07:35 #244659 by DrRobin
Replied by DrRobin on topic left front tyre bent
If it is the tyre which is bent or not straight on the rim then this will be fairly obvious, otherwise it will be the wheel which is out of alignment or bent.

A number of garages have wheel alignment jigs, I would find a local one and get them to check it. If it is vertically I am not sure if there is any adjustment.

Does the car drive okay and is the tyre showing any signs of strange wear?

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21 Aug 2022 07:55 #244662 by Lambert
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Those look to be oversized tyres, certainly more side protrusion than my 2018. Has the car had any other modifications especially a suspension lift as that would account for one side being further out of the body than the other due to the panhard rods not being adjustable.. as said by Dr Robin the actual camber is fixed on a solid axle unless something is obviously broken.

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21 Aug 2022 15:11 - 21 Aug 2022 15:12 #244669 by fordem
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On these vehicles the only adjustment possible when they leave the factory is the "toe" - at a glance, that specific vehicle appears to have excessive "toe-in" - when viewed from above the front of the tires are closer together than the rear.

I have not looked at the spec for a third gen, but it is normal for rear wheel drive vehicles to have toe-in, but not to the point where it is visible to the naked eye.

Excessive toe-in can be caused by damaged parts or incorrect adjustment - you can make a wooden jig - essentially a very wide U, wide enough that the uprights will pass outside of the tires and take a measurement off of edge of the rim, anything more than perhaps an eighth of an inch difference would be cause for concern.

Or - take the car to an alignment shop and have them check it.
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21 Aug 2022 15:38 #244672 by Busta
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Because of the live axle, panhard rod suspension design the axles on a Jimny are not always perfectly aligned under the car, especially if the suspension has been lifted as Lambert says.
The only things that can make a tyre lean in at the top (negative camber) are failures such as wheel bearing, king pin bearing or a bent axle. Your mechanic would have picked up on any of these. In the pictures the tyres both look nice and vertical to me.

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21 Aug 2022 19:08 #244679 by micky sandsAlhamdu
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I will start with wheel alignment as a first step but as i know i have the none adjustable panhard rod so is there a possible way to adjust it?
The previous owner told me that he bent the axle front tube so he brought new one and fix it . Is it related to my problem or no ?

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