Alignment Specs after Rebuild

[jlsr]

Gents,

With your assistance and Blunt Tech's during my screw-ups, I have rebuilt the front suspension of my '89 cab with the following: bilstein HDs, new front strut mounts, new control arms, M3 off-center bushings, and new tie rods. I had the car aligned, resulting in the attached. Reflecting on the results, I'm wondering if the front right caster is off due to the bushings not being in the exact same position on the rear of the control arms. If so, should the right bushing be moved forward or backward on the right control arm to get it in spec? Is the difference between the specs enough to worry about? Prior to doing any front end work, the front right tire was wearing on the outer side of the tread.

Back in November, I changed out the rear shock mounts and installed HDs, but didn't believe doing such would affect any of the alignment specs on the rear. Any thoughts.....thanks in advance!

[jlevie]

The off set CABs might not be aligned the same on both sides. But the difference in caster isn't enough to make any difference.

I'd be more concerned about the rear alignment. There is a pretty significant error in toe there. It could be just worn subframe and/or trailing arm bushings. Or the RR trailing arm might be bent.

[jlsr]

Thanks for the feedback. I took a quick look under the rear of the car and didn't see any obvious damage. However, your suggestion about the rear bushings may be a strong possibility. I've noticed that coasting slowly (to limit wind and engine noise) over rough roads results in a low rattling noise from the rear> Plus if I inadvertently disengage the clutch harshly, I'll get the same rattle when the torque of the engine releases from the rear end.