Apparently for some reason, after 7 years and 130K miles, the left front
brake caliper and wheel decided to make contact. The top outermost points on
the caliper are making contact with the wheel but not evenly all around.
This happens with either of two wheels mounted on the left front.

My wife clearly slammed into a pothole hard enough to dent the left rear rim
and ruin the tire. Could this same, or other pothole, have done some damage
to the front to cause this? If so, what do I look for? There's nothing
obvious to my untrained eyes.

Can I safely run the car with spacers on the lug nuts to move the wheel
outward about 1/8 to 1/4 inch?

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