suspension/ geometry help... finding whats bent

[bmw9818]

evening all,

long story short had an accident back in 2016 someone hit the osf wheel when i was on full lock snapped the tie rod and shifted the rear polybushes, i think? ive just re-aligned them back in

and now working on the front end, however im a bit puzzled as to how to find whats bent?

ive already bought a z3 rack which will be going on with new rods as im assuming the current one took a fair bit of force and it seems to now have play, but its the camber thats the problem, my tracking sheet from when i got the car re-done after the incident is

NSF wheel - Camber -1.53 & OSF -2.08

Caster is -9.30 both sides

Toe is 0.08 NS & 0.09 OS

Total Toe is 0.17

and steer ahead is 0

basically the set up before was absolutely beautiful!!! Did a euro trip and took the car on the ring and a couple of top speed runs had it off the clock and it was absolutely planted and very very stable,

now however i do a 100 and it twitches and its nerve racking, even at low speeds on country lanes it just feels odd,

just wondering if someone can help diagnose what may be bent? ive gone around with a vernier and a steel ruler but its a bit just all over the place!

dont really wanna replace a load of bits get it all done up and find out its still bent as im going lemans in a weeks time.. so tryna get it spot on first time

[M3Pete]

Did you change the lower wish bone and strut?

[Brianmoooore]

What you describe sounds like incorrect toe to me, rather than necessarily anything bent.
Wind on a little bit more toe in and try it again.

[bmw9818]

let me try and upload the tracking sheet, cause ive gone through it but cant really what they adjusted & changed, only part ive changed so far is the outer tie rod i think? or might be inner as well not sure as it was two years back

[bmw9818]

[bmw9818]

well ive changed the rack new tie rods, new control arm and a new leg.... however front end O/S camber is still -2.02

anyone have any ideas could the accident have bent the chassis?...

Rear end camber is now -2.36 /2.37 and te is 0.08 /0.05

front toe is both 0.09

NS camber however is -1.53 and O/S -2.02... wtf could the top mount be bent

[bmw9818]

bump - still tryna figure this one out, ive taken it to a couple of bodyshops theyve had a look and cant see any visible chassis damage, plan was to get it ona jig to see if bent.. but they ruled it out, and said its something mechanical?

but what else can i change/ look for?

[Brianmoooore]

Is the car sitting level? A small change in ride height from left to right could cause this small error, which in turn could be caused by the rear end.

[paultv]

Have you checked the condition of the bushes and are they fully "home" on the end of the wishbones? Just a thought.

Paul