upper CA causing negative camber?

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killnine

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Probably a silly question but the driver's side wheel developed a bunch of negative camber, and since I've adjusted it all the way out and it's still at like 84 degrees, I assume something else is affecting this. Would it most likely be the upper control arm ball joint? Or something else? It's all pretty well in need of replacement at this point but one thing at a time.
 
Raise the front end and support the car under the lower controls arms.

This will put the suspension in about normal driving position but unload the spindle and upper control arms.

Then start wiggling things.

You will soon find out what's loose / warnout.
 
Might be the LOWER control arm bushings are worn.
 
If this is something that happened “all of a sudden” I’d be looking at the lower control arm bushings and the pivot tubes in the K frame.
 
Yeah I checked most things over and the upper ball joint is definitely real loose, probably the lower bushings and joint too. Toe seems ok. I think I just noticed it more recently but I don't drive the car very much. Looks like I'll just start with the upper CA and go on from there. Thanks everyone.
 
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