Misaligned rear caliper

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My old rear caliper got stuck and instead of rebuilding it I picked one up off of here that was being sold. Swapped that in but it is not sitting centered over the rotor. I dug through some old pictures and realized that my old caliper was also slightly off center. This could have contributed to it freezing up and the pads wearing fast.

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I have double checked the installation of the wheel and the spacers etc. and all appears to be in check. The only thing I can think of it that when I had my bearings replaced they were pressed in not all the way or off center? Has anyone ever experienced this? It is the only thing that I can think of that would cause the wheel and consequently the rotor to not sit in the right spot. If the bearings were off center, it would allow the spacer to not sit at the right distance from the swingarm. Thoughts?

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