i recently bought some oem struts/shocks to use for winter because i didn't want to drive in the winter with the jic's that were on there. now i put them on and my steering wheel is crooked. the car pulls to the right but the steering wheel is off to the left a little. i'm the second owner and not sure if an alignment was done to cooperate with the jic's. also it had some wedsport rims that were 17x9. any ideas would be helpful.. thanks. i'm going to take apart and look again. also, does it matter which shock goes in the front like one is for right or left. thanks.

 

Every time you replace suspension components (springs/shocks/tie rods/ball joints) you have to take your car to an alignment place.

 

Your car MUST be aligned. Camber and toe change throughout suspension travel and the settings used at a lower ride height will not be the same at a higher ride height.

 

how can you expect the alignment to be the same after removing changing the struts/shocks?

also, the front camber bolt can change the camber from -1 to -2

 

i'm not expecting it to be aligned, i was wondering if that's normal. the car does seem to sag on the passenger side more and it pulls to the right if i let go of the steering wheel.