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Originally Posted by emerydc8
If I replaced the control arms, would I need to have the front end aligned because of this?
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Almost certainly you would need an alignment.
When you remove the eccentric bolts mark the position of bolt head with respect to the mounting cradle on the uni-body where the control arms attach to the uni-body. When you reinstall the new control arms put the bolts in the same orientation as they originally were and you should be in the ball-park for chassis alignment.
On my car this procedure got my pretty close but there was a noticeable improvement after I got it back from the alignment shop.
Also don't forget that the control arm bolts have to be tightened with the vehicle loaded in a 'ready to drive' state.