Ok. Got my steering play fixed with a new Centerlink and went to get it aligned. Here's the results.

Left Front:
Before After Desired
Camber -2.54 -0.60 0.25-1.75
Caster 3.39 3.39 2.00-4.00
Toe 0.07 0.07 0.03-0.13

Right Front:
Camber 0.67 0.83 0.25-1.75
Caster 3.17 3.17 2.00-4.00
Toe 0.05 0.09 0.03-0.13

Overall
Cross Camber 3.21 -1.43 -0.50 - 0.50
Cross Caster 0.23 0.23 -0.50 - 0.50
Total Toe -0.16 0.12 0.05 - 0.25

Obvious the caster on the Left Front isn't in spec. The mechanic said it was out of adjustment. Has anyone encountered this before?
The only thing I can think of is slight chassis twist/bend. The car slid into a pole (before I bought it) on the drivers side and dented the fender just in front of the tire. This also seems to have broken the centerlink which I just replaced.

Any help is appreciated.
Randy

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Randy
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That left front camber is jacked up!!!! The most these cars ever went negative from the factory was approximately -.25 degrees. The left front wheel could have been caught on a curb from the inside. Check for a bent spindle, control arm, or damaged control arm bushings. If that is not the case then the tire was hit from the outside and the strut is bent. If everything looks OK then there is major body damage and you my friend need a body shop.

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BTW, I bet your car pulls right hard!

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84 Camaro ZZ4 with HOT cam. 1.88 60' (12.98 @ 105MPH E.T.)
Other Mods: You name it and I have probably changed it.

2001 Dodge Ram Quad Cab 5.9L 4*2

ASE Certified Auto Tech
LIVE AND DIE BY THE ALMIGHTY BOWTIE!

 

Well I do know for a fact that the car was hit on that side, right in front of the tire. Apparently they slid into a pole.

Thanx Mike. I'll check it out. Hopefully it's just the strut.

Randy

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Randy
84 Trans AM LG4, 700R4 T-tops
1984 Z28 L69, 5 Spd, T-tops
"Don't sweat the petty things...Just pet the sweaty things"

 

I bet it does to. Your caster is all messed up. You should always have .5* more caster on the RIGHT wheel then the left (1* if its a truck). You have more on the left wheel, and your car should be pulling. Thats why you are allowed a full degree of cross caster.

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