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Old Nov 25, 2003 | 06:49 AM
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I ran over a curb on track on Saturday, trying to negotiate a chicane a 'little too fast'

Managed to buckle the hell out of a wheel. Replacing it and the car runs fine on steady gas (ie; in a straight line), and on heavy braking. However, WOT sees it pulling slightly to the left. Any idea's what else I've bent?

A quick inspection trackside on Saturday didn't reveal anything major, I'll look in more detail tonight and get an alignment check. Just seems a bit strange (or expensive..) to only have a problem with full gas.....

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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 08:21 AM
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A small indent in the semi-slick tyre was on the inside edge (where I hit the curb)...lucky me

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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 06:27 PM
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I did the same thing and had to replace the n/s/f track control arm, the damage wasn't visible until it was stripped down.
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Old Dec 1, 2003 | 12:18 PM
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I got lucky - it all feels OK now and checks out with basic geometry check. Because I made contact with the curb going back onto the track, it impacted the inside of the wheel/tyre....which promptly buckled like hell (couldn't hold steering wheel at 30mph ) because there's no support there....and given the price of these wheels, it's cheaper than having to redo alignment

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