Caster?

[Ironworker613]

Can someone give me some advise on how I should go about aligning my 07 spec b? The printout is from my own alignment rack, but im looking to you guys to tell me where the problem lies. I know it was in some kind of frontend collision but don't know anything more. It goes down the road straight, it has factory bilsteins with H&R springs. The caster is where my problem lies. Any help is much appreciated!

IMG_20171123_0001.pdf

[freaksavior]

I ran into this, sort of. You're better off than I was. I had a pretty hard pull to the right with similar caster specs. Although I have not been back to get an alignment, I know for sure the bolt coming out of the frame was bent, and my rear control arm was bent just a little. Check your bushings, see if one side is wearing more than the other.

 

Do you have an ALK? I These will allow you to adjust the caster: http://www.whiteline.com.au/product_detail4.php?part_number=KCA334

 

If neither of your control arms, tie rods, sway bar, or bushings look out of place, I'd start with the ALK if you don't have one. If you do, all you can really do without a fancy machine to tell you more is start replacing stuff.

 

In my case, it was the bolt coming from the frame (just a box wrench to get it off) and some new LCAs. You can pickup Aluminum ones from Rock auto with bushings for fairly cheap IIRC.

 

Good luck though. Without precision machinery, it's going to be hard to find a slight bend without just replacing stuff piece by piece.

 

*edited

[08SpecB_DE]

I'd say it's in the lower control arms or struts. I think someone makes adjustable strut mounts that can alter caster but I can't remember the brand or if they even fit the Legacy.

 

On a side note, how is the John Bean rack? I've always used Hunter but iirc Bean is a Snap-on product. What do you guys charge for an alignment? The shop I work at now doesn't have a rack so I lost that ability to do it myself.