Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Was going to make an edit, but I'll add it here. I said rotate front eccentric inward, forgot to add rear eccentric outward. You might get away with not having to move the front one at all.

Sub 1 degree of caster is pretty bad IMO. Yes I know UCA's are on the list of to-do's, but still seems really low to me. Return to center will be slow (if at all) and it will wanna hop instead of tracking strait. Can you take a picture of your cam bolts for me (and label which is which). I'm curious to see where they are at and if there's any adjustment left.

 

Alignment is subjective. There's no cookie cutter answer, it depends on the driver style and handling characteristics.
For example, I like caster. I like fast return to center on the steering wheel and i like the truck to drive itself if i take my hands off the wheel. I've got over 4 degrees on the tundra, around 3.5 on the taco, and almost 4 on the 4runner.

I personally drive everything like I stole it and I'm going to die tomorrow whether I'm onroad or offroad. For those that are like minded:
-0.5 to -1 degree camber
0 to 1/32" toe in
And as much fucking caster as possible.

For the less race car minded folks:
0 degree camber
1/32" toe in (for RWD vehicles)
And again as much caster as possible.

Also, for street trucks typically you want to adjust a bit between driver and passenger sides to compensate for road crown. Most shops will adjust the passenger's side with a little more negative camber (~1/4-degree) and a little more positive caster (again, ~1/4-degree).

I don't care about road crown. I care about dirt roads.

 

Mkay I see. Passenger side is maxed out. Driver is almost maxed. They basically set the eccentrics to all the way "longer" on the cam bolts. Meaning you can't get any less camber if you tried. You could adjust to get more caster, but you'll get more positive camber too. It looks like the alignment tech aligned it so that you won't wear out the tires. Camber will affect tire wear. Caster "mostly" doesn't affect tire wear, just handling characteristics.

Did you do actual lift measurements of your truck before and after you installed the lift? Reason I ask, is as you lift the truck, it will add positive camber. I don't think I've ever seen both eccentrics maxed out like that before and still have positive camber.

Either way, time for UCA's my friend.

 

I dunno about all that. I wouldn't trade one for the other in either direction. I'm just spoiled because I have both a mall crawler and a toy. They both have their place and uses.