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bent rear wheel

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hi guys, just as the title says really, its the drivers side one, not sure what part it is, if its the cambers, suspension or what? but can any one shed some light on what i can do, to get it straight, coz its costing me a more money on petrol and tyres. the bottom of the wheel is sitting slightly in, so then the top of the wheel is sitting out, im guessing its about 1cm-2cm out, as it is really visible when looking at it. and got a MOT coming up! damn it!
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Take it to a garage and get them to check it mate - you can't fix a problem if you don't know what the problem is
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thanks for your reply alex, just wondering is there a such thing as a bent suspension?
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You'd have a car crash to bend suspension lol
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someone has hit the side of my car and the wheel is bent
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Probably just snapped a few bolts
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whats the possibilities of having a bent wheel? like cambers? suspensions? any other things?
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You'd see the wheel is bent as it won't spin true

Camber could be well off too. Take my advice and go to a garage for it to be inspected
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the wheel spins with no problem, still drive it on a day to day basic, but tyres are getting worn quickly, getting annoying.
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If you don't know what's wrong with it you can't fix it. To fix you need to know he problem just go to a garage
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