Wheel leaning in at top.Help

Wheel leaning in at top.Help

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Mexman

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Sunday 7th May 2017
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Hi, my lad unfortunately had an accident in his 2013 Seat Ibiza and bent the wishbone, steering arm and bottom ball joint, after hitting a stone wall with the front corner.
I have replaced all of the above parts but having now put the wheel back on, the top of the wheel leans in quite noticeably, like negative camber.
I can barely fit my fingers in between the tyre and strut on this side, but on the passenger side, I can with ease....
Does this point to a bent strut possibly?
I can't see any bend visually but to be honest it wasn't something I was looking for before bolting everything back up.
Thanks

Mexman

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Sunday 7th May 2017
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The strut is almost vehicle on these, yes.
I can't see any damage or cracked paint around the strut top mount, nor can I see any kinks or damage to the subframe.
The wheel is also sitting some 6mm further back than the undamaged side.

Mexman

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  • almost verticle