alignment and bearing problem

[wrxnefx]

Hey all, I just put new tires on the vehicle and got an alignment after. They adjusted the toe but the camber is way off on driver side front. its -2.2 versus -1.2 on the other side. What could possibly cause this? My FX is 2005 MY with 18s and is all stock and I've had it since 34k and now has 69K miles. Incidentaly, I asked to spin the wheels because I was hearing a noise while its moving. It sounds like my driver side front bearing is going bad. Now, can my camber be that off spec because of the bearing? I really dont think one problem is related to the other problem. It just so happened that its on the same corner. But I dont know. I'm getting the bearing replaced by the dealer under warranty tomorrow. Can I leave the camber issue be and just increase the frequency of the tire rotations?

Please help. Thanks very much.

 

[turbocad6]

sounds like that wheel may have taken an impact. either the strut, the knuckle or even slight possibility the lower control arm is bent. I'd say strut first, then knuckle... you can check this easily enough by measuring the clearance from the inner tire to the strut & comparing both sides...

1 degree can also be made up for with just a set of camber bolts, but I'd rather replace the bent component as the best way to fix it...

 

[wrxnefx]

I measured and the driver side tire is at least 1/4" closer to the strut than the other side. could you tell me what that means? I couldnt really tell if my control arm or knuckle is bent. Oh I forgot to mention that when I go over speed bumps a little too fast, it feels like one the strut would over-extend and would make a really loud thud. probably normal? could a bad strut affect camber like worn out springs would? I also wonder if a bad suspension component shortened the life of the hub assembly. think it's all relative.