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A couple of weeks after replacing my 00 GS4 OEM suspensions with L-Tuned S/S, I took the car for wheel alignment. Three of the wheels were able to meet the specs but the front driver’s side won’t budge and can only get to -2.0 degrees (specs require between -0.8 to 0.2 degrees). My mechanic tried adjusting for a couple of hours but still unsuccessful. He let me looked at the car’s underbody and cannot find anything obvious. He said that the only thing he suspects was that the left front control arm is bent. Visual inspections of the control arm won’t show any tell tale that it’s bent. I asked him about the possibility of worn out control arm bushing but he said it’s unlikely since the passenger side is still adjustable and meets the specs. This car has only 61k miles. My question is has anybody experienced this same situation? When I tried the search I came across with some members having alignment problems but with two wheels. The other question for the experts will be if I replace the bushings with Daizen’s, do you think I can reduce the camber to -0.8 degrees or better? Todd would you like to chime in? My mechanic suggested replacing the control arms. Thanks for your help.