Today i went to get a realignment.

1 hour later they came back with a print out and said my frame is probably bent because...
My caster on the right side is 2.7 degree's, the left is 4.1(normal i think)
Firstly, What is caster?
Secondly, roughly how much is it to get the frame back to normal?


Thanks.

check out his page for castor info. http://www.geocities.com/automotive_technology/suspension.htm

its alot to get a frame straitened i think $1500-2000.

Frame pull on an invoice i have was $500+labor.

Actually, there is a TSB about the 2Gs. When they were made with equal caster, they would drift off of the road to the right by nature, as the road is tilted slightly to the outside, which for us, is the right. They counteracted the drift by building more caster into the left wheel then the right. Caster is how far back a wheel sits in relation to the suspension, for example, wheel sitting further forward or further back in the wheelwell. What year is your car? It may be normal, as they released a different passenger side control arm to make the caster match what they wanted.
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Its a 97.

And i meant the right side is -2.7 degrees.

Is a slightly bent frame something i NEED TO GET FIXED. Or something that can be put off a few months or more?
Ive been driving it like this for over a month.

Did you hit something? You didn't mention what could cause the frame to warp. Check to see if there are any cracks or anything in the undercoating. Negative caster is not a bad thing, though, as on cornering, it becomes free negative camber. :D It shouldn't really have any effect for the better or for the worse, though, as your numbers are not all that bad. I would have someone check it at some point, though, make sure that you don't just have something funky, like a bent arm or something.
Or it could be perfectly normal. I will talk to some of my suspension guru friends and find out for you.
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Yeah about a month ago i slid on a big patch of ice doing about 40, jumped the curb and hit a BIG boulder they decided to put there for some reason that i know not. Busted the front clip. Bent the rim. Messed up the alignment. And possibly bent the frame?

Another theory im thinking about more and more is this.
When i bought this car i first had the dealership do a carfax on it. Nothing showed up, but after i had it a couple days i noticed the car had clearly been repainted.(looked like a really bad maaco job, bubbles, cracks, some paint in the engine bay etc.)
Now im wondering if maybe someone wrecked it once before, just didnt declare it to the insurance and had it painted/fixed etc.


Thankyou for your ongoing help.