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Are my alignment specs really bad?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by NorCalNinja, Jan 19, 2021.

  1. Jan 19, 2021 at 10:15 PM
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    NorCalNinja

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    I wasnt expecting my truck to be at 3" right now
    I was expecting a 2" lift from my Bilstein 6112 but since it's still new it's right at 3" maybe it'll settle but UCAs are in the future. Thanks
     
  2. Jan 19, 2021 at 10:17 PM
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    Just curious are your camber specs considered good?
     
  3. Jan 19, 2021 at 11:24 PM
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    Went to the local Firestone to kinda talk to them about a future alignment once I get my coils/arms on, and they definitely didnt want to mess with the Spc uppers. Good thing I know a buddy that works at 4wp so I can take it to someone that has an offroad brain!
     
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  4. Jan 20, 2021 at 3:13 AM
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    They might have tried and couldn't get anything to move in the right direction because it was against the limit with the amount of lift. Hard to say without talking to the tech that worked on it.
     
  5. Jan 20, 2021 at 5:15 AM
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    Why is there tow and camber in the rear?
     
  6. Jan 20, 2021 at 6:52 AM
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    It shows the angles but because our trucks are solid axle they are not adjustable. If there were bad toe or camber readings and assuming the alignment readings were acquired correctly, you would have some bent components or something shifted
     
  7. Jan 20, 2021 at 7:55 AM
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    Yeah I highly doubt they would mess with UCAs.
     
  8. Jan 20, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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    One place told me they don't even bother checking the rear unless the customer requests it for troubleshooting or suspects an issue.
     
  9. Jan 20, 2021 at 7:59 AM
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    Possibly, but my alignment did only take 20 mins, and the before and after camber and caster specs are identical.
     
  10. Jan 20, 2021 at 8:01 AM
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    20 min? Sounds like they didn't even try. What did they say when you asked them about the numbers?
     
  11. Jan 25, 2021 at 11:55 AM
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    At that time the store manager did not go over the specs with me and I didn't know much about alignment specs at that time to question him if it was good or not.
     
  12. Jan 25, 2021 at 12:01 PM
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    Update: Got another alignment done this past sunday at Firestone and I think the specs look a lot better this time, they also allowed me in the bay to check the specs as the tech was wrenching on the cam bolts. Obviously my caster can be a lot better along with my camber. The more caster he gave me the more postive camber it created. In total it took the tech 1 hour to complete no more toe and go this time. So at this point UCAs maybe in my future.

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