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Rear left tire inside fender

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Imad Munir, Sep 21, 2017.

  1. Imad Munir

    Imad Munir New Member

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    I have a prius 2007 model. the left rear tyre is inside fender but not touching fender or body. I don't know why it happened. I am also attaching the tyre photo.
     

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  2. bisco

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    welcome! not sure what you mean, has the body sagged down? maybe a broken or worn suspension part?
     
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    yeah the body has shagged down from one side. I don't think it's the shock problem because otherwise the car would be full down on tyre. I heard something about wheel space don't know what that is.
     
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    Yea. Looks like a broken spring or something.
     
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    Welcome to the site. I'd definitely want to get under it ASAP to see what's going on before driving it. If you jack it up using a floor jack underneath the rear, be very careful. If it is a broken spring, it might be loose and move around as you jack it up and remove the pressure from it. I assume that side has no bounce to it if you press down on the body? if not, suspect the spring or its mount. Be very careful.
     
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    how many km on her?