Old Apr 8, 2019 | 02:33 PM
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FrenchyAlex
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Default Re: Lost alignment after changing lower control arm?

Originally Posted by zip439
What's a center link? When you changed the bushing it caused the toe-in to change; your left and right wheels no longer have the same toe and camber.
The bolts that go through the bushings, do they have an enlarged oblong shape at the head of the bolt that fits into the oblong shaped hole in the frame, or do they have a grove in the threaded portion of the bolt? The bolt with a shank that is oblong shaped and fits into a similar hole in the frame is used direct from the factory.
The two bolts I have have the oblong shape at the head that fits in the frame (ie. factory). Is it okay if I switched the front and rear ones?
What you are saying about the bushing changing the toe and camber makes sense to me. It's confusing that I read several times that changing a control arm will not affect alignment....
Since camber is not adjustable (factory bolts), only the toe in/out is. How could that change with a new control arm?

Center link is what connects the power steering to the wheels:

 
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