I have a 96 blaster that I bought today and i got it cheap because the front tire was bent. After inspection the wheel isn't bent at all but i can't figure out what is. The top of the tire is bent in towards the upper a-arm. The tie rod seems to be fine. Any help on this would be great. What could be bent from flipping it.
96 blaster bent front left tire
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What would the most likely thing that would bend because it was flipped when up on jack stands the side with bent tire the a-arms and everything area a good inch higher then everything else coupled with what looks like the rod the holds the brake and hub is bent upwards as well.
Sounds Like A Bent Spindle to me , I know they bend As I was Doing a wheelie in 2nd gear just barley keeping it going and hit a Hole and it pulled to the right and dropped right on the front right tire and bent the spindle , did not hurt anything else , Just tweaked the spindle and made the tire toe in Real bad at the top .
When the Spindle Bends It Brings the A Arms Closer together causing it to look very odd and weird , It Should be A Simple Swap ! .
DO NOT try to straighten it, it will become even weaker possibly breaking, get one off fleabay that's guarenteed straight
Loosen the nut on the tie rod ends that is tight to the tie rods then you can spin the ends to adjust them in or out. When done, tighten the nut back up
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