Weird alignment issue?

Famine

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So I have had something really weird with my front wheel and suspension setup for the past couple years every since I got my car back from vmp when they dropped in my 17 block on my 13 gt. Basically my drivers side wheel seems to be sitting noticeably more sub-flush with the fender than the passenger side. I was just running the ford k springs on Komi yellows and a steeda sway bar. I thought maybe the alignment needed done, but no fix, then I noticed I needed maximum performance camber caster kit to dial everything in so I figured that would fix it, but after that and a new alignment, still no fix. Idk what to look to at this point. I find it weird that I never noticed it till after I got it back from vmp. What would make one side stick out more than the other? The only difference in camber from one side to the other is .5 degrees and that is because one side sticks out so far, that there is no more adjustment supposedly from one side to the other to get them equal. I can see at plates how much difference there is from one side to the other to even get them as close as they are. Any ideas? 5 shops have yet to solve the issue.
 

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You can move the engine cradle a little bit side to side to correct camber and front and back to adjust the caster. It’s not to common to have to do that but it may help if it’s not centered in the car.
 

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I'm glad I'm not the only one...I had made the same observation on my 2011 Mustang GT...alignment is identical on both driver/passenger side, but the passenger side sticks out a bit more...
 

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Mine is the same. After researching it, pretty common on our cars. Sucks!


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... Basically my drivers side wheel seems to be sitting noticeably more sub-flush with the fender than the passenger side.

I'm glad I'm not the only one...I had made the same observation on my 2011 Mustang GT...alignment is identical on both driver/passenger side, but the passenger side sticks out a bit more...

Mine is the same. After researching it, pretty common on our cars. Sucks!
How much side to side difference are you guys talking about here? 1/8"? 3/8"? More?


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Ya, a little over 3/8” on my car.
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Pics aren’t the best. Not sure what the fix is or maybe some cars cradles are aligned better from the factory. Kinda bugs me, but it doesn’t affect the drive.


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Any takers on a fix? Maybe there isn’t one.


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Shifting the cradle would be the only thing alignment-wise. You'd only need to be able to move it a little more than 1/8" to make things look even. What we don't know is how even the fenders are, and for sure those could be uneven due to sheetmetal stamping and body assembly tolerances.


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