Took my wrecked '96 GT into a local tire/alignment shop a few days ago. They told me the cradle is pushed back. I looked under the car and bolts have shifted in the cradle. You can put five fingers in between the front of the tire and fender and only two or three fingers between the rear of the tire and fender. Nice big gap in there!
They suggested a good body shop for my car. I'm waiting for the insurance claims dept. to contact me and set up an appointment. My questions is, though, what can a body shop do that an alignment shop can't concerning the front end?
It's amazing there was no body/paint damage. There is a slight scrape on the hood, but nothing I can really complain about, I guess.
The rim is bowed out a bit, but other than that I don't think it's out of round. I already replaced the damaged rim, so at least I got a spare now! ;-)
I can drive the car. But there is a bumping with every rotation of the tires. Why? I replaced the damaged rim and tire and had the driver's side tire checked (it did not impact the curb) for flat spots from the skid and it was okay. What could it be?
Cindy '96 laser red auto GTS