2016 Expedition EL - Front Right Wheel offset more than others...

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I noticed the other day that the front right wheel is offset around a half inch further out that the rear on the same side. I've rotated front to rear on that side and verified that the wheels have the same offset and tire size with no change. Nothing seems loose and the car tracks fine. No front end damage or bodywork. What could cause such a drastic offset in the wheels track? Is the front track width adjustable?

It may or may not be of consequence but my wife did hit a pothole and bend a rim on that corner at one point. I'm not sure how that could change the track width though.

Any and all thoughts appreciated.
 

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I noticed the other day that the front right wheel is offset around a half inch further out that the rear on the same side. I've rotated front to rear on that side and verified that the wheels have the same offset and tire size with no change. Nothing seems loose and the car tracks fine. No front end damage or bodywork. What could cause such a drastic offset in the wheels track? Is the front track width adjustable?

It may or may not be of consequence but my wife did hit a pothole and bend a rim on that corner at one point. I'm not sure how that could change the track width though.

Any and all thoughts appreciated.



You can see a one-half inch difference in the RF wheel, compared to the LR wheel?

Have you used any accurate measuring devices to verify your observation?

What are you visually comparing the different wheels-tires to, which make you thin the RF is one-half inch further outward?
 
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It is easily visible by eye. However, using landmarks suck as looking down the body line or from the top of the fender down is apparent. See below.
 

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What I see is the upper and lower bumper cover does not look like it lines up the same on the left vs right. Maybe it's just a matter of realigning the covers.
OR Could the front axle have shifted 1/4" to the right which would make the left look inset and the right look pushed out? Though this seems unlikely if you haven't been in an accident.
 
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