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CurtisR=> => Left front: => Camber 0.7 was 0.2 => Caster 2.7 was 2.7 => Toe 0.30 was 0.12 => => Right front: => Camber 1.8 was 2.1 => Caster 1.2 was 1.2 => Toe 0.31 was -1.51 Caster is not adjustable, and the difference between them indicates that your beam may be tilted more on one side than the other. If these measurements are in degrees, caster is low, meaning not enough tilt in the beam. Yes, this car could have a frontender in its past. It's nothing like as twisted as mine, and you can quite happily live with this much caster, but it is off a bit. Beam rubbers are the same fore and aft unless you have some of the super-rare caster-adjustment rubbers (I've never seen one or heard of one in the wild). I wouldn't worry about that. If you have collision damage down there, you may not want to pull the beam, however, as it might be very hard to get back in. Get under the front with a good light and take a close look not at the beam, but at the frame bracket that holds the beam. Look for a little crush, wrinkles or waves in the metal. This is where my problem appears. They got the toe even, that's easy. Did they compare it loaded vs. unloaded? Camber is adjusted at the ball joints. You can get joints in backward, sort of, but they can be adjusted 360 degrees, so this is not a problem. You can get uppers and lowers mixed up, however. The spec is about 1-1.7 degrees. If it was the right they didn't like, it looks like they were using Type 1 specs. I'd go back, take a manual with me, show them the specs and make them do it over before I'd fuss with anything. Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ '66 KG1600 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org