Boostedtaco

Question on camber, i nicked a curb and it possibly bent my right rear lower control arm.

I had it aligned, and the camber dialed in at -0.3 degrees and specified is -1.7 to -1.3 degrees.

I have an autocross coming up and curious what handling side affects would occur.

Also...when you clip a curb, is it usually the arm that gets damaged or the strut ? I don't want to buy the arm and find out that didn't fix it.

negcamber

For the autox...with that little camber at the rear expect lots of oversteer.

For the damage...depends on how hard you "nicked" the curb. But more than likely only the arm is bent. However, once the arm is off, pull the shock and see if it travels without "rough spots" in the travel.

If you do need to replace the shock, remember it is always best to replace shocks in pairs...so do both rears.

Ek9

The shocks have nothing to do with the alignment. They're just along for the ride. It's the bolts that hold the A-arms on, the brackets that hold the A-Arms and the arms themselves. Since the arms are cast iron, I'd be inclined to think they'd snap, not bend. The toe link might bend. I think it's stamped. Ball joint shaft can bend too.

I'd probably examine all the mount bolts. They bend under impact. I'd check the toe link too. All the adjustments are intertwined. If the toe link's bent, they might have compensated with the camber adjuster so, you can't get the alignment you need.