Front End Problems

RedFish said
the caliper probably should be at the front but they often get installed to the rear when theres a swaybar interfearance. There isn't any angle built into the spindle so it dont or wouldn't make a difference in alignment. Only the upper arms on wrong sides would make as much difference as the pictures suggest but notice the bump stops. The upper arms are on correct sides. The odd caster angle suggested by the pics must surely be lower ball joints worn completely out.

It doesn't make a difference if caliper is in the rear. Mine have been they way for 14+ years and aligns fine.

DO NOT put E-body LCA's on your A-body. They will not allow proper alignment. They are actually a 1/2" too short. The k-member studs are different and won't fit your K-member (although you could swap A-body studs in there).

That LCA 66-72 sway bar mount looks sort of weird. I'm pretty sure someone made those and welded them on. It's not a problem with the issue you have now.

The picture looks like a odd caster angle because the suspension is in full drop on jackstands. The is because there is and angle (anti dive angle) built into the upper control arm of every production car with upper and lower control arms.

And the negitive caster is suggested by this photo as well. It's somewhat amplified by the difference between spindle angle and shock angle in viewing but it's really not so exteme. Rear wheel drive cars require some negitive caster.

No they don't.

Heavy old cars with manual steering driven by someones grandma that needs a low effort easy to steer car requires some negative caster. The factory manual does not call for negative caster on power steering cars.