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is it possible you hit a pot hole or your car was put on the lift wrong? my point is this, i have as stock ride but i kept getting this pull from the passenger side...i went to the dealer to get it checked out and aligned and they told me my camber was off, because my control arm was bent. and the tours control arms are in a fixed position and cannot be adjusted...so i just replaced the right control arm and the problem stopped...


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[b]The only way a strut would cause changes in your caster/camber is if the piston inside the strut had worn out of spec. Since the only things keeping it from moving are the piston and the seal on the top of the cyl. If it were worn out it would most likely throw your camber off. Caster would probably only noticeably change when you started or stopped.

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I think I'm gonna disagree here...

Anytime you lower a car, you now have a lower center of gravity, which causes the top of your wheels to go 'in' and the position of the struts changes, thus causing neg. camber.

Control arms, control arms, control arms, co....

John[/b]
OK, but changing the struts would not have an effect, which is his original question.


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Is it possible you bent a strut? A bent strut would give you caster/caber problems on that wheel, as well as some unpleasant suspension quirks due to the bent strut unable to travel properly.

One way to adjust the caster/camber slightly overall is for the alignment tech to shift the subframe assembly slightly to compensate.

In regards to your steering/pedal shimmy while stopping, did you clean any rust/debris off the hubs before installing the new rotors? If the hub surface is uneven, it could cause the rotor to seat crooked and cause a vibration.

I have also seen a loose CV shaft nut cause vibrations due to the wheel bearing coming loose slightly inside the steering knuckle. As a result,, the hub tilts off center, causing a vibration. You could try checking the torque on your axle shaft spline nuts.

Just throwing out ideas....I hope this gets resolved...


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