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"I guess you mean another flat washer between the end of the stay and the present rear washer?"
Maybe that would work, I'd have to look. But is that what is wrong with the car? I would think caster, camber and toe-in can all have affects causing pulling. Plus as Steve says, spring sag/uneven spring sag.
For anyone getting a front end alignment it is imperative that it is done at a Volvo Independent shop where you have a chance of getting a proper alignment or at a shop that has a very positive reputation. Face to face with the mechanic, not with the desk clerk: First talk to the person doing the alignment and tell him that you just replaced the struts or the car is pulling or you are concerned with tire wear, whatever. You have to get a printout or a hand written sheet showing the readings, before and after.
The only thing most shops want to do is align the TOE-IN via the tie rods. This is simple. You need the tires to "toe in" slightly, pigeon-toed, to keep the car from wandering.
CASTER angle keeps the car going straight and self-centers the steering wheel. This is adjustable, a little with a longer or shorter control arm support rod, the thingy with the cone bushing that wears out.
Camber angle does lots of stuff but not limited to contact patch and grip while cornering. Adjustable via rotating the top strut mounting plate. Drilling/elongating the front mounting bolt hole is required unless the car already has slots.
Everything is equal on both sides i.e. there is no compensation for normal road crown which has little affect on you car's handling/steering/pulling with a good alignment.
From an earlier post:
My book covers 700/900s 1982 to 960s s UP TO AND INCLUDING 1994]. All 700 and 900 cars caster spec is 5.5 +/- 1 deg. Turbo only 700/900 with factory installed 16" wheels is 4.5 +/- 1 deg and I don't know why. Nothing should affect caster that I know of except damage to the car, which my son had. It was someone that did a test drive before he bought it that did a minor hood damage destroyed the right front tire. Car was reduced in price with a new wheel and tire installed.
The person I have been going to for 20 years is a 240 owner. My son's 95 944T had to get a strut arm to correct the caster angle. Cost was about $100 for the arm about 8 years ago.
Standard length is 15.37", short is 15.16" and lessens the angle by .8 deg, long is 15.59" and increases caster angle by .8 deg.
If the top strut bearing is turned around the wrong way the caster will increase caster +3 deg.
I have had as many bad alignments on my American Ford and GM cars as good ones. I would not trust your alignment shop's readings. Any Volvo indies nearby?
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