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  1. #1 Caster Adjustment On Front End ? 
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    I Know its not really adjustable in the first place ...the car was in a minor hit on the passenger side ....alignment is perfect on all 3 corners but front driver side is giving me a caster of 4.0 degrees..max spec is 3.7 degrees

    already replace LCA just in case something went wonky
    alignment shop said they did adjust the cradle to get the passenger side in spec for caster
    any tips / tricks for me guys ?

    its a 99 gtp fyi

    thanks
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    Turbo is the way to go. Fivefingerdeathpunch's Avatar
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    Caster will not affect tire wear, don't even worry about it.

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    yeah i know this ...but everything was green but this on my alignment page ....i must fix it hahaha
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    You might have bent that strut if it was a pretty good hit.
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    Something definitely got bent pretty good. Caster is just the angle of the steering axis, so go over anything related to steering. Struts and mounts, control arms, even where the arms bolt to the subframe. Subframe bushings would be good to look at too, and even though it's unlikely, inspect the steering knuckle as well. I can promise you something is bent.
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