Excess tyre wear after pothole!!!

[S11MON]

Late last year I struck an object/pothole on the M25 taking out two tyres denting one wheel and buckling the other.

Luckly with some tyre weld and spare we managed to get it off the motorway to a local part worn place and they slung some tyres on.

Now comes the problem I got the local tyre place to fit the new tyres today so I had a matching set.

The front near side tyre has been rubbing on the suspension strut at the top so I've either bent something or can the camber been adjusted? Tyre had gone down to the wire.....

6.0 vxr monaro

[Janosh]

Camber can be adjusted, so probably best to get it checked Asap... Whoever's doing it should be able to spot if anything's bent!

[leigh1050]

I dont know what the track rod ends a like on a Monaro but on a r8 they are as soft as cheese and easily bent.
Did the same as you without knackering the wheels a few years ago and bent one of the track rod ends.

[S11MON]

Cheers, I'll check both it'll be a ball ache if it's the track rod end as I just changed for the last MOT

[badboyburt]

S11MON said:

Cheers, I'll check both it'll be a ball ache if it's the track rod end as I just changed for the last MOT

When you had it changed over did you have the 4 wheel alignment done ?

[S11MON]

No wasn't done when changed.

[altoplanohombre]

leigh1050 said:

I dont know what the track rod ends a like on a Monaro but on a r8 they are as soft as cheese and easily bent.
Did the same as you without knackering the wheels a few years ago and bent one of the track rod ends.

They're soft as s*^t on the ro - Over the last 3 years, I've replaced 4 track rod ends on my ro and followed up with tracking being reset. Back roads in Northumberand are rough.

[S11MON]

Cheers guys gives me something to go on