Thread: Possible Bent Chassis or Rear Axle Housing

that measurement you give is fine, it is the wheel set back and is as meant to be. The problem steering your car off road will be something else.
cheers.

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Originally Posted by Jazzman

The front end is mint, 2 degrees toe out.

Did you get measurements for the rear? Being a solid axle, excessive toe there will tell you if the axle housing is bent or not.

Jazzman, Rave has the chassis spacing dimensions, in a section as in attached pic if you want to check your chassis. I will give you mounting point measurements, by checking these you may be able to determine if chassis is bent.
Cheers, Mario
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To bend a chassis or diff housing what have you been doing , It would really have to been something very drastic to to do either.

Originally Posted by rangieman

To bend a chassis or diff housing what have you been doing , It would really have to been something very drastic to to do either.

He does some pretty Hard core stuff , he doesn't pussy foot around , I don't mind it keeps me in business.

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

He does some pretty Hard core stuff , he doesn't pussy foot around , I don't mind it keeps me in business.

Im talking about jumping the car or a accident.
I have done some serious off road stuff but then again i believe in Mechanical Sympathy

Originally Posted by Scouse

Did you get measurements for the rear? Being a solid axle, excessive toe there will tell you if the axle housing is bent or not.

The rear axle is 30 degrees out of true. The rear left and rear right are skewed to the right. I have to turn the steering wheel right to compensate and not run off the road,it is not much to compensate but has lead to front tire wear.

Before people ask the front alignment is right, 2mm toe out - not 2 degrees as mentioned in my original post by mistake.

Originally Posted by rangieman

Im talking about jumping the car or a accident.
I have done some serious off road stuff but then again i believe in Mechanical Sympathy

Me too mate, without it a Land Rover would fail instantly. I was doing a lot of flexing and wheel lifting in Tassie perhaps I've bent the trailing arm mounts. I figured i'd remember a bang large enough to bend a diff housing. I don't know what it was, I just need it fixed.