LCA doesn't look right

No I didn't miss the point and I'll stand by my statement. My method and a tape measure, since he probably doesn't have a tram gauge, will confirm what he's already thinking. No need to put it all together and pay for an alignment then fix it.

and then take it apart again...

And 75% of the cars on this site have LCA's that are no straighter, and those cars drive and align just fine.