Alignment Help!!!

I have people come back to me after I can't fix their vehicle because I pull them into the shop and explain things to them in simple terms so they understand. Trust is a big deal to me, I mean this is someones life we are talking about! Damn most shops make me so mad!

 

Ok so after the i loosen the nut from rear what do i do next to find out if my cam bolt is seized up or not?

 

Will you please move to Idaho and open a shop with a lifetime alignment option?


As for the OP, I would go back and complain that they didn't even attempt to touch the camber. That is an OEM LCA isn't it? The UCA and shocks don't affect how the alignment is done. Like I said before your UCA's should help make it easier since they won't end up maxing out the adjustments.

 

Try to turn it.

Does yours have an end that looks like this? I just loosen the bolt and put a wrench on the cam tab.

 

You try to rotate the other side, should be the same size as the nut. It may be very difficult without turn plates. If you just want to see if they will move, jack the truck up so there wont be much resistance. Mark your cams to the crossmember so you can return it to the same spot first! Max should look something like this o )______( o not ( o_____o ) looking from the front of the truck.

 

Wish I could help everyone and make enough money to live!

 

I added 2 pictures so loosen the rear nut and adjust the front bolt? Because mine doesnt look the same as the one from braddy's picture

 

I don't know what to complaint to them since i have after aftermarket parts on my 4runner.

 

is this from the front or rear?

 

It's on a 2nd gen...

In this pic:


Is that nut attached to the cam tab? If so you just need to try to turn it.

 

Is this a newly installed lift?

 

no it doesnt attached to the cam tab but i will try tomorrow

 

I had it for about 3 months, just saved up enough for the lifetime alignment and now they fked me over

 

Did you do it yourself and has it been this way since installed?

 

Yeah i installed it myself and it has been like that after the lift.

 

Good job then! Just a tip if you didn't already do it, I leave every pivot point loose till the weight is back down on the tires then tighten everything up. Then after the alignment I loosen the non alignment parts back up and retighten to make sure no bushings get bound up. Most people tighten everything up while in the air and without lube on the bushings they can bind up. On our trucks this means the lower shock mount and the upper control arm and heck the sway bar bushings if you feel spunky! Just don't try to do this with the lower control arm bolts that is where your adjustment is at. On the lowers, if you go to mess with them, only loosen one at a time.

 

I had a similar experience with an alignment. The first shop said their alignment is only Toe and camber and caster was double the price. I took it to the shop across the street and at least they were gonna adjust toe, camber and caster but once they had the truck, the tech was telling me my caster was maxed out and either turn did not lessen or increased caster so I go out and look and saw that he was only adjusting the front bolts and not the rear so I told them to take it off the rack so I can take it elsewhere. Luckily, the third shop knew how to do alignments. The tech even adjusted my camber via UCA (LR SPC arms). It's usually the front bolts that gets frozen due to rust. Like someone else said, jack the truck, mark your tabs and rotate bolts.

 

here's this if you want to try to fix your camber yourself.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/suspension/252256-how-do-alignment-home.html

 

thanks for the tips I will try it when i have a chance. Should i take my 4runner to another alignment shop??

 

Try another Firestone since you did purchase the lifetime alignment.