Took my car for an alignment this afternoon after installing new struts...$170! Toe was too negative in all four corners, which was fine, but camber and caster were spot on. Still, they charged me an extra $75 to remove the front right strut and rotate the upper strut mount for unknown reasons.
I'm going back in on Monday to talk to the owner and get some answers...however, I don't want to look like an idiot insisting that certain things don't impact other things. Can anyone confirm for me that rotating the upper strut mounts will not have an effect on toe settings? I'm sure they'll say that the strut mount was rotated to compensate for excessive toe-in, and I just want to be able to say, "Actually, no, the only thing that will affect toe-in is the tie rods".
From my workshop manual, it appears that caster/camber = rotate strut mounts; toe = rotate tie rods. It appears that the two systems are independent, right?
I'm going back in on Monday to talk to the owner and get some answers...however, I don't want to look like an idiot insisting that certain things don't impact other things. Can anyone confirm for me that rotating the upper strut mounts will not have an effect on toe settings? I'm sure they'll say that the strut mount was rotated to compensate for excessive toe-in, and I just want to be able to say, "Actually, no, the only thing that will affect toe-in is the tie rods".
From my workshop manual, it appears that caster/camber = rotate strut mounts; toe = rotate tie rods. It appears that the two systems are independent, right?