so my right front wheel is 1/2 inch closer to the front of the car as compared to the left that seems to be more centered. any ideas?


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Two possibilities come immediately to mind.

1) Your car has been watching NASCAR when you're not paying attention to it.

2) Your car was in an accident.

 

It's right footed.

 

should I try to get it fixed


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Dude, are you serious? Are you sure you have measured this correctly? Do you find it trailing to one side? If it indeed is of by 1/2" then, yes, you have a serious issue.

 

Nah. Watching NASCAR is something that most things grow out of.

Or were you really, actually, seriously asking if you should repair a car that's been in an accident nasty enough to bend the chassis or suspension?

 

no I just enjoy moderators typing sarcastically. ive never noticed the problem before but I recently installed swift springs and I was curious if I screwed something up or if there was something that could be done to make it right. really, actually, and seriously


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Installing springs could not cause this problem unless you did something crazy (and maybe not even then).

The fore-aft location of the wheel is almost entirely determined by the lower LCA. If it is bent or if one or both of its inboard pivots has been moved, then the wheel will be moved. If you hit a curb straight on hard enough, for example, you can shift a wheel back. Don't just look at the wheel that is forward (relative to the other); look at the one that is rearward.

With that said, I thought of a third way for this to have happened: someone installed an offset PSRS kit, but only on one side. But maybe this isn't really a third option, since that's what I'd do to get the car ready for roundy-round racing.

edit: but you should not have wasted your time reading my post(s); the post after this one is what matters right now. Measure from the gap between the fender and the door to the center of the wheel on each side. Ignore the front bumper. Thanks, PNO.

 

How did you actually measure? By that I mean, what did you measure to on both sides? If you measured forward to the bumper, then it could be that the bumper is out of position on one side.

If the car doesn't drive all sorts of funky, then I'd be more inclined to think something is out of position with the body work rather than a wheel actually being offset by 1/2".

 

I first measured from the front bumper. I remeasured from the door and they are even. the wheel looks to be more centered today though. im going to pull the wheel this afternoon and inspect the suspension compairing left to right. I once had a car where the front wheels would move an inch forward and backwards due to faulty bushings. thanks for helping


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Our OE bushings are pretty squishy, too. I think WhiteLine claims 1/3" of compliance at the wheel (but, then again, they sell poly bushings).

Glad your car is (probably) not bent, after all.

 

Open the hood and draw a virtual line from the center of the shocktower(its cap) straights down to the ground. Now measure the distance from the center of the wheel to that line (so they meet at 90 degrees).

I don't feel like drawing but if you compare both left and right this will give you an answer. Also you were asked if the car is pulling to one side or driving weird.

 

Can you walk us through how someone would actually do this?

 

photoshop buahaha

 

Option 1) Laser level - most project a vertical and/or horizontal line
Option 2) String and plumb bob