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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 02:38 PM
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Toe misalignment

More of a general question but after a recent repair, I noticed my wheel pointed right when driving straight, maybe 30 degrees.

I took it back and they fixed it, told me the guy who did the original work (cosmetic wheel damage) didn't check toe alignment when he reinstalled the wheel.

I put about 20 miles driving crooked like that, did it do much collateral damage? And out of curiosity, if I kept driving like that for many miles, what would happen?
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Old Aug 26, 2019 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by tmux
More of a general question but after a recent repair, I noticed my wheel pointed right when driving straight, maybe 30 degrees.

I took it back and they fixed it, told me the guy who did the original work (cosmetic wheel damage) didn't check toe alignment when he reinstalled the wheel.

I put about 20 miles driving crooked like that, did it do much collateral damage? And out of curiosity, if I kept driving like that for many miles, what would happen?
Your tires will wear faster than normal
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 05:17 PM
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You mean the steering wheel had cosmetic damage and it was repaired? If so, they took the steering wheel off the car and re-installed it "crooked"?

Then this is unrelated to tire wear and will have no consequence other than you looking at a crooked steering wheel while driving straight.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 05:43 PM
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No one of the wheels had damage, not the steering wheel.
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Old Aug 27, 2019 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by jobata23
Your tires will wear faster than normal
Thx, guess it wasn't too bad.
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 01:36 PM
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Luckily you caught it quick enough, you should be fine, had you let it go longer you would have uneven tire wear, hence those tires would have worn out faster.
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Old Aug 28, 2019 | 01:54 PM
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Yea can't believe I didn't catch it on the way back. On the next drive, noticed my calipers were pointing between 1:00 and 2:00 lol.
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