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Old 07-17-2020, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Diseasel300 View Post
It means your control arm bushings are roached. They're not going to align it because the control arm is moving more than designed and renders the alignment pointless. It's a waste of their time and your money to align it without fixing the control arm bushings first.
Not sure what roached means but the cracks are small and that is a Long piece of rubber that is still (almost) entirely intact. When it goes, it will be unmistakable. (I am having front axles replaced right now and tech pointed out that the busing is nowhere near worn enough to be of concern.)

My thing is, all I need is a Toe adjustment, so how is the control arm relevant? (With hands off wheel, car tracks straight, despite the cocky steering wheel. )
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