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Caster/camber alignment nightmare HELP

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Old 01-31-2005 | 10:42 AM
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Caster/camber alignment nightmare HELP

So i put new struts on my front end which obviously threw the alignment all off so i took it into the shop. Well i got it back from sears and it was still pulling to the left so I took it back for them to do it again. They put it back on the alignment machine and said it was as close as they could get it considering there is no adjustment for caster/ camber on our cars. So, now my right camber is at -2.4 degrees and my left is at .9degrees and the specified range is -1 to .5 degrees on both sides. My caster is in spec but since my camber is all fubar my car still pulls left. What i dont get is why after new struts my car would pull but with the old struts it tracked straight as an arrow. With 3.3 degrees total cross camber i am going to be wearing the hell out my tires. does anyone have a sugestion on where to take it or anything i can do. Has anyone ever used shims on thier front end? Thanks guys. Peace
Old 01-31-2005 | 10:59 AM
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Take it to a shop that's willing to put in the time to make it right. There is about .5 degrees of camber adjustment available by using the slack in the factory bolts.
Old 01-31-2005 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by mzmtg
Take it to a shop that's willing to put in the time to make it right. There is about .5 degrees of camber adjustment available by using the slack in the factory bolts.

they must not be a good at alignments.

Keep us posted. Curious how this turns out
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