1972 Plymouth Duster Alignment failure

Thanks Del....I was looking for diagrams but dinner with the wife took precedence. No wonder the thing is not aligning up......and the idler arm motion looks strange....it IS stange AKA wrong. Gotta wonder what car the idler came off of .......

I would also encourage the OP to get into this himself, especially with lift access, etc.

The only reason to put in new struts is if they are damaged. I straigthened out a 5 degree bend in one 2 days ago with a minute of light work on the press and it is fine. Severe bends can weaken the strut. You DO need to put in new strut bushings at the front ends of the struts.

Offset upper bushing are typically put in after the standard ones don't work. If the body/inner fenders are straight I would start with the standard ones.

Edit to add other observations:
- The upper BJ boots were not seated properly and that is why they are pulled back.
- The driver's side lower BJ boot looks torn.
- Idler arm stud into draglink is missing the felt seal ; this may also be due to the taper being upside down.
- Other boots are obvious.