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Just got an alignment after getting whiteline upper control arm bushes installed. The old right hand side bushes were stuffed and i needed the extra adjustment to pull out some negative camber. The castor on the left side is ok at 3deg13mins, but the right side only is 1deg23mins. I pulled the front wheels off to have a look at the installation, and the right hand outer end of arm looks rotated too far toward the front of the car, and is squashing the inner bush awkwardly. I dont think the castor rod bushes are stuffed - but how do i tell for sure?

Any idea what's wrong?

Cheers,

Kot

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MrStabby Grand Master

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Well, firstly welcome back.

Thanks man.

Secondly the RH outer end of which arm? The top link or the castor arm?

The top link/upper control arm. So the new upper inner bush is getting squashed in on the side facing the motor.

Castor should be a little different left to right. LHS being a bit more (from memory) about half a degree.

A photo would help heaps....

If only i could find that frikken camera....i'll have another look.

djr81 Grand Master

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Your dreams are your ticket out. Sorry, I digress.

Thing to remember is that more postive caster will lengthen the wheelbase of the car ie pull the lower arm forward. The spindle (Upright) on the RHS will rotate anti clockwise as you look at it when you dial in more caster.

Anyway check the front bush in the castor rod for wear as that is the first & most likely suspect.

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