I bought my car around three months ago from my trusted coworker, and replaced all tires a month ago. I just got an alignment (even though my coworker said that it was done within the last 4-5 months). But I did it anyway, I wanted to be safe. The previous tires had severe camber wear.

So I went to a alignment shop and I was told that the car did not have control arms and is thus lowered. I guess that's not the right way to do it? To put it back to stock, I'd have to get those control arms, and it'd cost over 1k. Also there was an alternative by buying a strut bar together with something else but thats not important here.

Is having no control arm bad?
Are my specs ok?

http://imgur.com/dVKGq

 

Your specs are great. Toe is the most important one out of all, and that looks great as well. With any drop over a inch, I highly recommend front and rear camber kits. I tried to get by with just the rears.and an alignment, and I shredded a pair of Hankooks V12s down to the wire within 9 months. Take my advice, do it right the first time and youll save yourself money in the long run!

 

I don't think it'll cost 1k for control arms. talk to THMotorsports as they got the best package for them. Should be about 600.

 

Agreed, toe is the real culprit in many cases. If you want to get your alignment spot on definitely look into camber kits though.

 

Sounds good.
What do you guys say about the fact that it has no control arms? Does it affect anything? Can I just leave it as is?

 

I'm guessing that you what you mean to say is that your G has OEM upper control arms. It's not possible that the car has NO control arms as that is the attachment point for the top of the spindle. The OEM upper control arms have no adjustment capability. If you want to have camber adjustability in the front, you'll need aftermarket upper control arms. Your alignment specs looks fine. The left front toe is a little off. Recommend you inspect your suspension bushings to determine if one or more is worn and causing the out-of-spec alignment.

 

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Agreed. The shop didn't clarify. There's no possible way to drive without control arms. But I highly doubt you're THAT low to where you have extremely bad tire wear. I'm slammed and with all stock suspension parts other than my frankenstein coilover setup, I have negative camber, but my toe is in spec and my tirewear is good. For the front, don't worry about anything, there's enough toe adjustment to get it in spec. For the rear, just get toe bolts, they're about $50. Have those installed, get another alignment (I'd recommend from a reputable shop since these one seems to be trying to get you for your money) and as k67 said, have the bushings checked as well.

 

Thanks!
I think I misunderstood then. What is that, that I could be missing?
As for the bushings, can I check them myself, or do I need a professional?
Also, for the toe, the front and rear is off? How much is the front off?

 

Hmmm, looks like I misread your alignment sheet. The front and rear toe are in spec. Camber is fine too. I don't see any problems. You can visually inspect the bushings. It's not a definitive determination but should catch any obvious failures. The bushings should center a suspension arm between two points of the frame.