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<blockquote data-quote="Blkkbgt" data-source="post: 16318806" data-attributes="member: 117234"><p>Your alignment issue is most likely caused by the elongated hole in the lower strut mound ear at the spindle. Ford had this hole elongated to make up for the wide production tolerances these cars have. Download MM's coilover instructions, they explain exactly what I am talking about. It sounds like one spindle is full negative camber (spindle tilted in toward the body) and the other is full positive (spindle tilted away from the body). You'd be surprised at how many people screw this up when installing springs, coilovers or just doing maintenance. You can always tell when someone doesn't know about this adjustment when you look at their CC plates and the camber adjustment is nowhere near matching and the plates are moving in the same direction. I have dealt with this same problem on my car as well as one other, the other car had the coilovers "professionally installed". Trust me check the strut mounts and set them to either full positive or full negative camber.</p><p></p><p>This is what is most likely causing you coilover contact issue as well. Once you adjust the spindle put the car back down and set your right height and find a way to mark it in relation to the car NOT the floor. Jack the car back up and mark the position of the threaded collar. Use a jack to raise the control arm to your ride height location, you'll probably have to thread the collar down to get there because the spring will fight you and lift the car, this is why you mark the collar, don't fully loosen it but keep the spring snug. Now turn the wheels full lock to lock and check for contact of the coilover with the strut tower. You can do this with the CC plate all the way out and all the way in to see at what CC plate location the contact happens.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blkkbgt, post: 16318806, member: 117234"] Your alignment issue is most likely caused by the elongated hole in the lower strut mound ear at the spindle. Ford had this hole elongated to make up for the wide production tolerances these cars have. Download MM's coilover instructions, they explain exactly what I am talking about. It sounds like one spindle is full negative camber (spindle tilted in toward the body) and the other is full positive (spindle tilted away from the body). You'd be surprised at how many people screw this up when installing springs, coilovers or just doing maintenance. You can always tell when someone doesn't know about this adjustment when you look at their CC plates and the camber adjustment is nowhere near matching and the plates are moving in the same direction. I have dealt with this same problem on my car as well as one other, the other car had the coilovers "professionally installed". Trust me check the strut mounts and set them to either full positive or full negative camber. This is what is most likely causing you coilover contact issue as well. Once you adjust the spindle put the car back down and set your right height and find a way to mark it in relation to the car NOT the floor. Jack the car back up and mark the position of the threaded collar. Use a jack to raise the control arm to your ride height location, you'll probably have to thread the collar down to get there because the spring will fight you and lift the car, this is why you mark the collar, don't fully loosen it but keep the spring snug. Now turn the wheels full lock to lock and check for contact of the coilover with the strut tower. You can do this with the CC plate all the way out and all the way in to see at what CC plate location the contact happens. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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