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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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I went to get an alignment after replacing my control arm and toe arm. But they couldn't get it into spec. The caster on my driver front was about 1.3 degrees off and my passenger rear is about 1 degree off. :/ What would be the cause? Any possible solutions?
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 06:29 AM
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Help?
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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Well in the rear, you could have shifted the subframe over.
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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Im gonna go with...frame damage on this one? diagonals are no good, did you have a front left/right rear collision?
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 05:33 AM
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did u hit a HUGE pothole, or something on the freeway such as a dog? alignment will not get that far off spec unless something is damaged
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 09:48 AM
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has the front ever been in an accident?

very hard to tell, but the front subframe sometimes end up bending on the top side near the motor mounts. you probably won't see any damage from the bottom of the car though.
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Old Oct 12, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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No no front end damage. But as fas as the rear, I bent the toe arm and lower control arm when I hit a curb. Know how I can straighten out the subframe? Will the caster being off effect anything?
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 12:36 AM
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alignment dude sucks?
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 04:18 AM
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go to SEARS for aligment, I heard they have the latest abd by far the best alignment equipment. s2000's are generally hard to align.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 06:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MrChoi,Oct 14 2010, 12:36 AM
alignment dude sucks?
I went to firestone and this is what they came up with. :/
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