Wheel rubs on Strut after hitting curb

[thewicked5oh]

So I hit a curb like 2 weeks ago I know typical Mustang owner made a mistake had a brain fart at the wrong time but I cracked my wheel replaced it same size tire and wheel but now my wheel is hitting my strut how do I identify what is bent everything looks solid expect for the obvious fact that my wheel hits my strut and after I hit the curb my alignment didn’t get messed up also I just threw one of my rear factory wheels on the front could that be a issue also that they could possibly be wider than the front I had them put on a 255/40/19 to match the passenger side wheel

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[SheepDog]

You can't use the rear wheel on the front, unless your car came with the same offset wheels on all 4 corners. Did your car come with a staggered fitment?

How do you know that it didn't mess up the alignment? If the control arm, strut, or knuckle are bent, the alignment printout would show that.

Usually, when you hit a curb, the section of wheel near the ground hits, and bends lower suspension parts, which would tick the bottom of the wheel towards the car, not the top like you have there in the picture.

 

[17MagMetal]

Hubs tweaked I bet

 

[Cobra Jet]

Sounds like 2 possibilities…

1) Your vehicle has staggered wheels and as stated above you cannot use any rear wheel from a staggered set up on the front of the vehicle… doesn’t matter if it’s a Ford or some other manufacturer….

2) if it’s not a mistake by putting the wider rear wheel on the front, then something up front is bent…. My guess would be control arm.

If you hit a curb hard enough to crack a wheel, then the wheel wasn’t the only thing damaged from an impact like that…

Also based on your pic, what size tire is on that rim? To me (and I could be wrong), but the tire does not look like it’s fitting that rim very well…

 

[thewicked5oh]

Sounds like 2 possibilities…

1) Your vehicle has staggered wheels and as stated above you cannot use any rear wheel from a staggered set up on the front of the vehicle… doesn’t matter if it’s a Ford or some other manufacturer….

2) if it’s not a mistake by putting the wider rear wheel on the front, then something up front is bent…. My guess would be control arm.

If you hit a curb hard enough to crack a wheel, then the wheel wasn’t the only thing damaged from an impact like that…

Also based on your pic, what size tire is on that rim? To me (and I could be wrong), but the tire does not look like it’s fitting that rim very well…

Yes that is my rear rim on the front and i put a 255/40/19

 

[thewicked5oh]

Hubs tweaked I bet

How would I figure that out just by looking at them is there a certain test I got to do with them

 

[thewicked5oh]

You can't use the rear wheel on the front, unless your car came with the same offset wheels on all 4 corners. Did your car come with a staggered fitment?

How do you know that it didn't mess up the alignment? If the control arm, strut, or knuckle are bent, the alignment printout would show that.

Usually, when you hit a curb, the section of wheel near the ground hits, and bends lower suspension parts, which would tick the bottom of the wheel towards the car, not the top like you have there in the picture.

Im not sure if it’s staggered figment I do have a PP1 2019 with the 19in wheels and bembos in the front and I haven’t gone. To an alignment shop but I will go this weekend see if they let me know anything

 

[SheepDog]

Yes that is my rear rim on the front and i put a 255/40/19

This is your problem

 

[Eyesac]

How would I figure that out just by looking at them is there a certain test I got to do with them

You could just replace it, they're relatively inexpensive. Otherwise google how to diag a bad hub and buy a dial indicator.

 

[thewicked5oh]

Sounds like 2 possibilities…

1) Your vehicle has staggered wheels and as stated above you cannot use any rear wheel from a staggered set up on the front of the vehicle… doesn’t matter if it’s a Ford or some other manufacturer….

2) if it’s not a mistake by putting the wider rear wheel on the front, then something up front is bent…. My guess would be control arm.

If you hit a curb hard enough to crack a wheel, then the wheel wasn’t the only thing damaged from an impact like that…

Also based on your pic, what size tire is on that rim? To me (and I could be wrong), but the tire does not look like it’s fitting that rim very well…

Yes that is my rear rim on the front and i put a 255/40/19

This is your problem

The rear wheel on the front ?

 

[SheepDog]

The rear wheel on the front ?

Yes. The offset is completely different.

 

[Paddles]

Yep the PP1 rear wheels cannot be moved to the front, that wheel was made for the rear.

Edit to add I think 255s are small on PP1 rear wheels. Cobra Jet is right that tire looks barely on there. I think the fronts are supposed to have 255s and the rears take 275s.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Yes that is my rear rim on the front and i put a 255/40/19

A GT has a staggered wheel set up where the rear rims are not only wider but a totally different offset; then of course the tire size will also be different from the front. BMW does the same, as do other vehicle manufacturers with some of their performance lines…. You can’t throw a staggered rear wheel on the front of the car, it won’t work (as you found out).

That tire - def appears to be the wrong size for a GT staggered rear rim.

You need the correct rim up front to solve your problem…. And… to be (and so you’re safe while driving), make sure you get the correct tire size back on that rear rim.

 

[David Schmidt]

Thanks to this thread I figured out what was wrong with my setup... I had a local tire shop put new shoes on my rims (I've got a PP1) and turns out the left side has rims and tires swapped. Tires are correct, but rims are wrong... and certain situations make the rim rub. Went out with a tape measure and figured it out. Thanks again... gonna get back to flogging it like it owes me money shortly.

 

[Cobra Jet]

Thanks to this thread I figured out what was wrong with my setup... I had a local tire shop put new shoes on my rims (I've got a PP1) and turns out the left side has rims and tires swapped. Tires are correct, but rims are wrong... and certain situations make the rim rub. Went out with a tape measure and figured it out. Thanks again... gonna get back to flogging it like it owes me money shortly.

I don’t know if this applies for the GT PP1 factory rims, but sometimes with staggered set ups - the position of the tire air stem can tell you instantly a rear rim from a front rim.

This is obvious with say the S550 PP2 factory staggered rims and the similar Mach 1 rims.. The front rim will always have the air stem in the “triangle”. The rear rim will always have the air stem in the “square”. See blue circles below on this factory GT PP2:

I don’t know if that applies to the PP2 repops though… factory PP2 rim it will always apply as noted.

Now with the GT PP1 honeycomb or birds nest factory rims, maybe the same applies - but someone with a GT PP1 with factory staggered rims will have to look closely and maybe post up IF the air stem is in different locations.

Other than that, it would be tire sizes … or wrong position of the rim mounted to the car (rears on fronts causing drivability issues).

[Quite a few Euro/Asian performance factory rims are set up the same way with the position of the air stem set differently to distinguish front from rear]

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