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alignment problem - low/uneven camber front left

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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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Default alignment problem - low/uneven camber front left

I had my left side upper and lower arms changed due to bending something going off track. This is my second alignment since they were changed and I still can't get much camber on that side.

The right side will go to -1.8 degrees camber and under 6.0 degrees castor. The left side maxes out at -1.4 degrees camber and the castor stays high 6.5+.

We have to compromise on the camber and up the castor so the alignment I end up with is something like:

front camber: -1.4 degrees
front castor 6.5 degrees
front toe: 0

rear camber -2.4 degrees

The place that installed the control arms I would not go back to they left the abs line hanging and couldn't align it properly afterwards. I'm wondering if they could have done something wrong in the install?
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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They probably torqued down the arms with no weight on them. I believe that they are supposed to be torqued with the car's weight on them. This is probably causing the bushings to bind.

My (not so) educated guess.
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