Alignment at Autobody Shop

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xmateo
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I took my Q for an alignment. Here are the readings:Left / Right Camber: ¼- / ½- (pulls to + side)Left / Right Caster: 5 ½ / 6 ¼ (pulls to - side)

It was recommended that I take the car to a body shop, and have them put it on their $80k rig to straighten it. They assume I hit a curb or something pretty hard to bend some metal. The control arms look fine though. What do you think about this method? Is there a better way to resolve the camber/caster?


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so your readings are...

FRONT CAMBERL- -.25R- -.5

FRONT CASTERL- 5.5R- 6.25

Seems weird you dont have enough front camber... What are your toe settings?? seems like the car may be sitting too high.....

Nothing some shims couldnt fix to combat the camber problems.....

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What year and model [97-01?]............we need to see all parameters front and rear.

One doesn't usually use a frame machine [tweaks] to deal with minor problems.

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Y33 - a 99Q.


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