Car was pulling to the left and the tire shop said the caster on the front right was in spec but at the very low end. They said the caster isn't adjustable. So unless I replace suspension components, I cant do anything.

Any ideas?

 

How much camber? If your at negative 1 to negative 3 you should be fine with tire wear. I believe they are right camber is not adjustable unless you have adjustable camber kit

 

Shoot I mean CASTOR! Not camber sorry I'll post specs soon

 

Is your car lowered?

 

No completely stock suspension... First alignment I have done on the car... Ever.

Front left specs: Camber= -0.5 Castor= 3.9 Toe= 0.04
Front right specs: Camber= -0.6 Castor= 3.5 Toe= 0.04

Rear left specs: Camber -1.4 Toe= 0.09
Rear right specs: Camber = -1.6 Toe= 0.11

So to correct my self the right front castor is at the lowest of the acceptable range.

 

First, it's caster.

Second, the front suspension is only adjustable for toe.

Third, have you swapped the front tires side-to-side? You might have a wear issue.

Four, please post the unit of measure for toe. Degree? Camber and caster are always in degrees, but toe can be expressed in degrees, mm, or inches.

 

Caster... Correct. Everything is in degrees.

I haven't tryed swapping the tires around. That would impact the caster?

 

No, but would indicate if it's a tire issue.

 

Is it worth investing in aftermarket fully adjustable control arms?

 

If you're not lowered you should be ok w/ all the OEM alignment/suspension parts.

Did you buy the car used or has it had any severe impacts that could have caused some damage to your lower control arm or some other front suspension component? Typically for your car to start puling something happened to jar your suspension, or something not tightened properly, etc.

Also, does this seem like a good shop? Might want to get a second opinion, caster isn't usually a problem on stock Gs.

 

Car was bought with no previous damage. This pulling developed recently. I live in Chicago and would probably say a pot hole of some sort is to blame. I've owned the car for 4.5 years and I'm sure the route to and from work has taken its toll over that time.

The shop mention, strut, mount, steering knuckle or control arm could be the issue but said its not worth fixing.

 

IMO it would be worth fixing, or at least trying to find the true culprit for your current alignment woes. Getting new adjustable control arms might correct your caster but would be much better to replace parts that are worn or damaged so you have your suspension working as it should.
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I think I'd find another shop too.