Negative Camber after cross member removal

XUVFISCH

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Mar 27, 2013
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Long story short, I removed the cross-member and drove the car off the ramps. I noticed the toe in/out was messed up so I lifted the car back up and put the cross-member back on ( I had to hit the lower control arm on the pass side to get the CM bolts in) now BOTH wheels have Negative camber. undriveable.

Anybody have any ideals about what I have to do to fix it.
 

Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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The control arms attach to the K member so removing them messes up the alignment (as you noticed). Not sure how you removed the K member without dropping the engine though :confused:

You'll need to take it to an alignment shop to get it aligned properly again. Slide the arms back inward to reduce the negative camber to get it drivable enough to get to the shop and don't go anywhere else before that, so you don't mess up your tires.
 

Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
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Ottawa, ON
Yeah, it would have been fine if you didn't drive it with the crossmember out because those bolts also hold the lower control arms. Alignment time.
 
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