Tire alignment questions

[rocket69GTP]

Had to get my car aligned after Tim King did the transmission and here are the specs before and after the alignment:

Before: Camber
Left front: -0.8 degrees / Right front: -0.9 degrees

Caster
Left front: 3.8 degree / Right front: 3.3 degrees


Toe
Left front: 0.32 degrees / Right front: -0.14 degrees

The toe on both sides was in the red and was corrected back to .05 degrees on both sides. My question is, is the frame bent due to the huge difference in the caster or is it possible the guys who did this had absolutely no clue what they were doing. Thanks.

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[Bob Kazamakis]

Could just have been the cradle misaligned.

 

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Yea, pulling the cradle screws all of that up, plus the disconnect everything. That's part of the game.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That's what I meant to say

Removing and installing the cradle can do that.


What are the new specs? I assume tim realigned and squared up the cradle so it's all good now?

 

[rocket69GTP]

Yeah, I spoke with Tim King and he said it needs to be bumped a little bit to put that into alignment. The place I went to should have known that

Here are the new specs
Left front camber -0.7 right front camber -1.1
L.F. Caster 3.9 R.F. caster 3.4
Toe on both sides is .05

 

[C.Evans]

We always did alignments after pulling cradles for any reason at our shop.

 

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3800 junk needs Honda camber -7.8* kthx