New2the2K

Hey, just bought my 01 a few weeks ago. The previous owner had it super slammed. I wanted more of a stock ride height so I opted for the Tein Flex Z's to bring it back to a more factory ride height. I measured everything out and made sure everything was even. Well after install the entire driver side is a half inch taller. I didn't really think much of it at the time, thought maybe I screwed up somewhere. Then I went an got an alignment done at a local shop. Everything came out fine except for my caster. The drivers side front is 5.4 and the passenger side front is 1.6 and they said they couldn't make them even. I did as much looking around as I could but couldn't really find anyone with a similar problem. Not sure if it is something to worry about for a daily driver or if I should freak out because my car might not be straight.

B serious

Could be a million things.

Check visually for a bent LCA. Ask the alignment shop WHY they couldn't adjust the caster on the one side.

Your ride height differences could also be a lot of things. One side may have had more camber. One side could have collapsed bushings. You (or the PO) may not have clocked the bushings, etc.

The car is old enough to buy itself cigarettes. Maybe something is bent due to an accident. You just need to find and fix it. Usually, its not something unfixable.

twohoos

Yes, low caster is the classic symptom of a bent lower arm, but you'll almost never see it visually, it's just too subtle. New FLCAs are $300+ each these days, so best bet is to try to find a gently-used arm and see if that cures it.