My front passenger camber is -3.1 degrees, but the driver side is within spec. Anybody have any ideas what this could be? I don't really want to run a camber kit since driver side doesn't need it. The first alignment shop said they think its a bent strut but were unsure and said they aligned it best they could. Another alignment shop said I need the camber kit. Would appreciate any input. I attached the most recent alignment report. Thanks in advance
Inspect your ball joint and control arm bushings, I am leaning towards a blown out ball joint. If the joint or bushings are bad, you are better off buying a new set of control arms. I installed these on my 08 Bullitt a few years back.
Same as above... had the same problem. When mine were out (of alignment) it was the arms/ball joints... which surprised me since I had changed them out for Moog ball joints a couple of years earlier. Found the stock arms were rusting around the ball joint causing them to separate. Changed them out for GT 500 LCAs; no more problem. In fact found them for about what feeBay wants above but you'll have to shop around. If your car is lowered you also might consider spinning the strut mounts 180 which put mine at a near perfect -0.7 each side. You can change them out yourself but it can be a pain depending on the condition of the LCA mounting bolts. You might also want to consider upgrading to some better struts/shocks like Bilstein and using GT500 upper mounts for a better ride/handling. I'd buy the heat shields for the rear bushings too. The GT 500 LCAs look like this...
Two degrees difference is more than just a balljoint IMO. One extra degree moves the top of the strut in a lot.Clearly obvious after adding my cc plates. I would suspect a bent strut, bent spindle, or possibly camber bolts were added. Or all of the above. That much difference is not from worn parts.
It's one or more of these items, strut, knuckle, or control arm. If you're not terribly lowered and can't bring it in, it's one of these. camber bolts are a band aid in this case
Thanks all.. finally got it pulled apart, the Ball Joint shaft was bent..some how the shaft got bent and that created the strange angle
