Keystone State Thread

So my Christmas cheer was not well received today.I got pulled over on my way to work.I guess he was in the Christmas mood he let me go with a warning.
i couldn't get the video to post but it rolls through 6 colors.

 

Yea, I was going to say only amber or white lights are allowed on front of the vehicle in Pa.

 

Haha, yeah I did a double take when you went past me. I was like hey I know that sticker, first one I've seen in the wild other than my own truck.

 

Mornin' Pennsyltuckyvania.

Miraculously, we have sunshine this morning in the Pittsburgh area.

 

Can you legally run around with christmas lights on your vehicle? I thought about stringing them around my bed rack for shits and giggles.

Edit: turned on while in motion.

 

Technically no but I’ve seen it done.

 

If im being honest, dont really know what im looking at completely. Got alotta friends that are mechanics and said its sh!tttt. Putting it on the lift at my shop today to see. The service manager said "i did it old school and scanned the bar code to get the actual specs." I am not that dumb to realize that you have to do that from the start.. lol

 

Not sure what SAI is, I'm pretty ignorant with alignment. I know with a lift though 0,0,3 degrees of castor are what seems to be ideal. With that said, camber and castor don't seem to be too alarming to me, but if the SAI is your toe in, I'd say that could be the culprit. Some like a little camber or toe for cornering, but minimal. Hopefully someone with more expertise can chime in and help you out.

 

WTF is that? Who the fuck prints out SAI which is basically used for camber and not toe?

 

i just want my truck fixed at this point lol, the tires are cupped now because of this on going issue. The service manager said and i quote "we rotated the tires and fixed the alignment. Your tires wont do it again." Long behold... theyre doing it again.

 

Anyone know any shops specifically for lifted trucks etc? Just curious for future reference

 

Something wrong there. Definitely need toe for the front...

 

Will do! Just waiting on the plates to make their way from CA and I'll be sure to hit you up. Thanks!!!

 

Look at the cam bolts and see if your alignment cam bolt tabs are bent. If they aren’t, I’d still pull it all apart and lubricate it to avoid future problems. I’m on my second Tacoma... both had horrible alignment problems caused by cam bolts seizing and LCA bushing getting destroyed. When everything is seizing or needing work, your tabs will get bent when they try and align it. Then you either have to do Total Chaos gussets or Marlin Crawler gussets. It’s a nightmare if you don’t know a guy with a welder. Did TC gussets on my first Tacoma, doing the Marlin Crawler on my current truck ASAP.

 

Just had a problem this weekend with not being able to have my wheels aligned because my driver's alignment cam bolts are seized. Is this the "fix"? Still learning how it all works under there, I was under the assumption I'd need to replace the LCA.

 

If the bolts are seized, you'll need new bushings and bolts to rebuild the ones on there. or new LCAs and bolts to just replace em.

 

Thanks. And the gussets @Bandit mentioned look like insurance for the future then?

 

The gussets are a good.idea, if you wheel or hit a big pothole you can bend the OEM tabs.