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i do alignments all day long. use the bolts. slotting the strut is for people to cheap to buy the bolt...
Bolts are like $20, I bought them because I didn't want to be "cheap" about it. Yeah, that was a complete waste of $20. I went to install the bolts, the freaking things kept slipping on me. I'd get it set where I wanted it, lower the car, check the camber with an actual camber gauge, drive the car around the block, come back, and the camber is way off. Somehow my toe ended up getting ruined too during this process, and I ended up destroying my front tires in like a week's time. I ended up getting so frustrated that I put the stock bolts back in and I've been happy ever since. I don't really feel like paying money to have something be more difficult than it should be. My friend slotted his struts, checked his camber, and it was dead-on first try. He's never had to mess with it since. The car went from having +2* of camber to having -1* of camber in one fell swoop. It's a lot easier if you work at an alignment shop though and are a professional, that's for sure. The only way to do it, and do it right, is to buy camber plates.