ScottD

Yes, I meant to say "could not" be adjusted. Scott

Thanks for the advice, I think its good. I actually went to a local alignment shop a few weeks before deciding to try the dealer. The local shop tried to tell me the alignment on subarus could be adjusted! I left immediately. I'll look for one that caters to off roaders.. Scott

Gary, The toughness of the Subaru was what got me to buy one. MY road is somewhat rough, but its not all that bad. I've driven much worse. I was really surprised that they suggested that the trailling links were bent. I would think it would take a real accident to do that. It has been suggested that the struts are worn out and that is what is causing the problem? They are not leaking and the car doesn't bounce around... Scott

porcupine, Thanks for the suggestion. MY rear struts are not mcpherson style like the front ones. However I will try some OEM bolts, I noticed that some seem to provide more adjustment than others. thanks again

bulwnkl, Thanks for your thoughts, I think the dealer is playing me for a looser and will continue to replace perfectly good parts until I run out of money. I will try the method outlined in the manual and see if I can change the camber. Any good shade tree garage method to measure the camber? Scott

I have a 2003 Baja. My driveway is about a mile long and very rocky. The underside takes a beating. I took the car in to a Subaru dealer a month ago to get the steering aligned(4 wheel alignment). They said the right rear links(forward & rear) were bent and would need to be replaced before attempting to align the car. I knew they had been hit by a rock or two and were dinged but they looked fine to me. I relented and $300 later I'm handed an alignment report that says the car is still out of alignment. They are now saying: 1.) the left front strut needs replaced because they can't adjust out the -0.5 of camber. 2.) both rear trailing arm links need replaced because they can't adjust out -1.8 left and -2.6 degrees of camber on the respective rear wheels. My questions are, can a strut that is not leaking, looks perfectly good, cause the -0.6 degrees of camber? wouldn't that be the spring? If the trailing arm links are bent, wouldn't that require all the attaching hardware to also be bent? Seems like they are just replacing parts until the problem magically goes away? I have a Haynes manual that says I can adjust the camber in the rear wheels, but the dealer mechanic says its fixed and not adjustable? Who's right? Scott