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Alignment Guru's Help Please

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by papabear050, May 7, 2009.

  1. May 8, 2009 at 1:54 PM
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    SC4333

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    Yep, the right front. I didn't even know realize it was like that until I crawled under there today and snapped the picture.

    Do you know of any adverse wear that can occur due to the cam being adjusted to such an extreme?
     
  2. May 8, 2009 at 1:57 PM
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    chris4x4

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    I dont know, Man. That adjust in that position has the front of your LCA lower than it should be.....Your alignment seems kinda screwy.....I'd have it re-done, have the cams set propperly, then have the alignment set to what I have mentioned.
     
  3. May 8, 2009 at 2:05 PM
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    That is kind of what I am thinking. The truck drives good, and the tires have worn no more than expected & with a good wear pattern but, I do not see why they needed to adjust that cam to such an extreme in order to achieve the alignment. I am also curious about the high camber numbers. Anyways, whenever I get the mystery figured out I will report back with some information.
     
  4. May 8, 2009 at 2:06 PM
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    Yeah...Keep me posted on that....
     
  5. May 8, 2009 at 2:55 PM
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    oh man, no need for TC UCA's, just turn you cams upside down....
    crazy
     
  6. May 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM
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    LMAO!! Yeah.
     
  7. May 9, 2009 at 10:27 AM
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    K, got it redone. Guys at firestone in So Cal were cool. Broncos fanz!!
    Neways... Alignment isn't wandering and pulling to the left as much. Need more time on the road to tell. My PSI is 29 in fht efront and 30 in the back. Need to find the right tire pressure for city/highway driving.... here are the numbers I got. I used Sbuea's and Joe B's for reference and told them to get the camber near 0* per Chris. Everything green now. Thanks guys.

    Camber
    Left .4 Right .4
    Caster
    Left 1.4 Right 1.5
    Toe
    Left .04 Right .05
    Sai
    Left 11.7 Right 11.7

    [​IMG]
     
  8. May 9, 2009 at 7:14 PM
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    That looks pretty dam good!
     
  9. May 9, 2009 at 7:27 PM
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    Why couldn't they zero out the camber and Toe with only .85? I thought there have people who have done 2 inches of lift and gotten good alignment numbers.
     
  10. May 9, 2009 at 7:29 PM
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    .05* is pretty close to 0* as you can get. For the camber, I prefer closer to 0* than the .4* he got, but if its less than 1/2*, its pretty good.
     
  11. May 12, 2009 at 11:34 AM
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    Update:

    Had some time on the road. Noticed very little pulling and wandering. Drives straight on city streets and on highways at all speeds. Only thing I noticed is when going straight, the sweet spot is when my steering wheel is slightly left. In other words, when going straight, my steering wheel is not centered but is turned to the left slightly.

    Normal with the the lift?
     
  12. May 12, 2009 at 11:37 AM
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    No they should be able to center it perfectly, but keep in mind that even on a stock truck the steering wheel most of the time is not DEAD straight.
     
  13. May 12, 2009 at 11:51 AM
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    Mine is O so slightly off to the right but I'm happy with the way my truck is running perfectly with the alignment and I don't want to touch it.:D
    It's really not noticeable unless you have OCD.:)
     
  14. May 12, 2009 at 12:39 PM
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    I am beginning to think I have OCD.... I think the symptoms started around the time of the purchase of the Taco.
     
  15. May 12, 2009 at 12:42 PM
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    I definately have OCD, it f'ing sucks.
     
  16. May 12, 2009 at 12:46 PM
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    I've had OCD with my vehicles for many years.
    It bothered me a bit earlier but not now.
    Surprisingly,I was able to fight it and win.
    Not wanting to screw with the alignment helped.:D
     
  17. May 12, 2009 at 12:48 PM
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    yeah but if you lifted your truck and did not do an alignement, you wallet will suffer because your tires will wear quicker.
     
  18. May 12, 2009 at 12:52 PM
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    No,I had an alignment.
    The truck runs perfect at any speed and I don't want to screw with it now.
    I may in the future to get the steering wheel center spot on.It's only slightly off.Not noticeable to any but me.really..
     
  19. May 12, 2009 at 12:57 PM
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    Ha, the OCD is starting... Fight it off JOE!!!
     
  20. May 12, 2009 at 12:59 PM
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    :D
    True papa, but if the OCD was raging,it would have been done already.;)
     

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