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Tacoma alignment process..

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Amanhowzit taco, Nov 14, 2019.

  1. Nov 15, 2019 at 7:23 AM
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    splitbolt

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    There's no spec...
    Typically, I've seen they have about -0.3
    It's the cross camber I'm trippin' on. It should at least be equal side to side.
    So if we go with that, your total camber is about right.
    Maybe their rack is lifting up on your passenger rear; affecting your front alignment.:notsure:
     
  2. Nov 15, 2019 at 7:33 AM
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    Did you see Ma1wolfs replys? He is suggesting similar to what you say but is leaning more toward tire conicity do you think that could be it too?
     
  3. Nov 15, 2019 at 7:35 AM
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    The cross camber is the back is super different on both sides correct? Should it be close to the same numbers?
     
  4. Nov 15, 2019 at 7:36 AM
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    Absolutely...
     
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    Yes.
     
  6. Nov 15, 2019 at 7:38 AM
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    Maybe when they rotated the tires the bad tire went to the back and that’s why the camber is so different... or it’s one of the front tires. I don’t know but I’m going in there with good knowledge if it’s one of the tires I hope one new tire will fix it otherwise I’m getting a new set and new alignment from a different shop -_-
     
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  7. Nov 15, 2019 at 9:03 AM
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    Concerning rear camber,what I see could potentially be a result of different tread depths or tire pressure,however if you have one side off on a solid axle you will ussually get a coresponding change on the opposite side. Knowing this,I suspect that a bent axle/housing may be the culprit not enough to worry about at .55, degree that is very little and could be from the factory that way.
     
  8. Nov 15, 2019 at 9:19 AM
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    FWIW here are the specs I have for your truck.

    IMG_20191115_101301089.jpg
     
  9. Nov 15, 2019 at 9:32 AM
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    How badly does it pull? Will it swap lanes on the freeway or just a slight pull to the right?
     
  10. Nov 15, 2019 at 10:44 AM
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    Don't you need the build code for his truck?
    OP says he has a SR5; your screenshot shows something with 265s.
    I know they're all pretty close...
     
  11. Nov 15, 2019 at 10:49 AM
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    His build code is in the pic in his first post and he said he had 265/70/16's.

    This is assuming his alignment guy put in the right code to begin with...But yes,they are all very close in specs.
     
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    Thankyou all so much!!! My truck is at the shop right now, tech was surprised but he said someone else was doing my alignment last and that my truck has a “drift” we test drove it and he said it isn’t pulling hard enough for it to be a tire conicity issue.. even thought I told him to swap the tires and see he said he would rather straighten out the camber... he did say pulling is kinda “normal” with the coopers but he said it shouldn’t be as bad so he told me he’s going to get it as straight as he can.. I will post the new numbers when he’s done. He told
    Me that my rear numbers are like that because I have a straight axel in the rear.. oh well I guess we’ll see what happens after he messes with the specs. Thankyou all so much for all the input. I was reading him this thread and he gave his own perspective that was completely different from what all of you said... if it still pulls when he’s done I think I might take it somewhere else.. we’ll see.
     
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    A little pull to the right is fairly common as a result of road crown. I usually try and adjust caster a little higher on the right front to help alleviate it,but all roads are not crowned identically so sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't...
     
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    I thought road crown too.
     
  15. Nov 15, 2019 at 12:27 PM
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    Ooooh you have coopers? So do I. They pull right. Swapping tires won't help. You need to add about 1-1.5 degrees of cross caster to it with the passenger being more positive. Don't know why coopers are so affected by the crown in the road but they are. Lots of threads on it.
     
  16. Nov 15, 2019 at 1:20 PM
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    Question is, is there a off road tire out there that doesn’t pull on the pavement?
     
  17. Nov 15, 2019 at 1:36 PM
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    Imho you just need a better alignment. Need to give it a slight amount of toe in or whatever they call it to make up for the crown.
     
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    Dunno. Coopers are the only ones I know of that do it. Not sure it matters once the alignment is dialed.
     
  19. Nov 15, 2019 at 2:18 PM
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    Do these preferred numbers change based on model and tire size?

    I haven’t gotten an alignment yet but would love to save these numbers for myself in the future. But my tires are still sport stocks 265/65/17
     
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  20. Nov 15, 2019 at 2:55 PM
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    If you can shoot me your year and build numbers quick,as I leave work in an hour, I can look them up and post them for you. The build numbers are located on your door jamb sticker and will be similar to the GRN305L-PRTSHA that you can see in the vehicle description on the spec sheet I posted earlier.
     

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