LCA doesn't look right

charliec said
I never got to the point of installing strut rods with the old LCA. It looked bad enough just pinned through the K member that I didn't want to use it. So, I have no answer to what you're seeing with the strut rod bushings.
The trouble I had with a bent LCA was that it didn't really look bent until I got the pin stabbed through the k member and tightened down. At that point, I could see a real inclination toward the front of the car. The LCA was not going to rotate in a plane perpendicular to the track of the car; it was always going to have a severe toe in. When I installed the spare LCA I had, it lined up like it should. I still can't look at the bad LCA and tell where the deformed part is. It's just subtle until it's installed. That being said, I wouldn't begin to know how to straighten it; can't even tell where it's bent!

Well, at least you know the problem was the LCA once the replacement part solved the alignment issue, well done! I am trying to figure out what is happening with my Dart's front suspension as far as parts alignment. The car had some sort of accident with the PO and the space between the strut washer and the K Member where the rubber bushing is placed is smaller on the left side than on the right, which makes me think the left LCA is bent towards the front of the car, bot it sure does not look like it is. I did many measurements and still could not figure it out. Both LCAs look straight, now I am replacing the bushings on both and installing them to see if that helps. I suspect that maybe the K member could be bent a bit as the result of the impact but all indicate the impact was mostly on the front left wheel and not on the frame, anyway, if I had good spare LCAs it would be easier to tell, but you will know only after pressing the new bushing in...
Good thing about your car is that your K Member was straight. I am welding large washers around the K member tubes where the LCA shafts are installed because many reported it is a notorious place to crack. The pic below was taken before I changed the bushing. Thanks for your input and have a great new year!

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