About a year ago I was hit in the left rear side of my car. It was repaired and everything seemed normal. Then recently I back into a ditch and a buddy pulled me out (at an angle) with his truck. I‘m not sure which of these things cause the problem, but there is about an inch less space between the top of the tire and the bottom of the fender on the left side than the right. Structurally, everything seems normal. The car isn‘t sitting crooked, (I checked with a level) and to my knowledge the alignment is correct because the car doesn‘t pull to one side. I just noticed this while I was trying to measure out what size wheels would fit on my car and now I‘m not sure if anything will. What could this be? I‘m hoping its something simple like a bad shock and not a warped frame.
My initial response would be that somewhere along the line your frame or some part of your suspension system got tweaked out of alignment. It could have been the result of the original accident and was not repaired properly or when your buddy pulled you out of the ditch if he attached directly to some part of your suspension it could have done some damage. Take the vehicle to a body and frame shop and have them look it over to determine what has actually taken place. If something has shifted, that means something is not working properly and it could cause much more damage than you could imagine. Good luck.
