HI,
I recently needed to add new shocks/struts to my Pathy at 48k. There is no lift on this, and the shocks/struts are Bilstein 4600 HD for stock height. I've owned the Pathy since it was new, and haven't had any impacts that would have affected the front end (alignment was good prior). also, the part numbers on the struts match the part numbers on the Bilstein website for a stock height Pathy.
The issue is that the new struts seem to have raised the front end a bit and the camber is maxed out after the new alignment, more on one side than the other. Though over the last couple of thousand miles the front height has come down a little, my question is why couldn't the front end be aligned? Is it normal for a Bilstein strut on these vehicles to have such a dramatic change in height? Will it continue to reduce over the next few miles? Could the intial height change be the reason the shop couldn't pull in the camber when they were first installed? Should I have the the alignment looked at again if the struts need some 'settling time'?
If I park my Pathy next to another in a parking lot, the height difference is quite obvious. The shop noted that I needed new 'camber eccentric bolt parts' to correct the alignment issue. Has anyone expericanced this before?
I know that's a lot of description, but thanks for the help!!!