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Resolved Was very strong positive camber. Now right tire pulls strong left?

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Tea

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Sep 7, 2017
Lacey, Washington
I took my car in for an alignment a few weeks ago. They said my knuckle was bent and that was causing my positive camber. the new one has a control arm on it.
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With the new knuckle installed my wheel now pulls left while my left wheel is straight.
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I have an adjustable upper control arm set all the way negative.
Do i simply need an alignment now?
 
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that nut he is playing with is way off doing nothing to the left. I've gotta tighten that. I assume I just need an alignment done now
 
Very precise way of checking the knuckle there LOL, but you need to take proper measurments, a prybar is not detailed, also to bend one of these takes alot! If these were alloy i would understand more but as they cast steel its alot harder to do, heating the part can allow slight movement but thats with a torch!

Get the tape measureout and an angle measuring tool to confirm.

The lower arms could be part of the issue aswel, if the comp arms bush is not updated it can cause caster and sometimes camber differences from factory
 
Id let a professional dial it in now. As long as you dont have bent or damaged parts, it should be okay. You wont be able to throw a control arms or a knuckle on and have it sit perfectly. I do alignments every day and I can tell you another thing to consider is how long you've been driving with bad components, struts, tire balance, etc. The tires wear to those poor conditions and will likely still have pull even when the numbers are dialed in. Just be prepared for that.
 
Just had to tighten tie rod. Bringing it in for alignment tomorrow. I was worried the knuckle I got from an old ha was bent.
 
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