New England B.S. Thread

Camber and toe should be at zero
Caster around 2.5

Your truck wanders to the right ?

 

Your most recent alignment looks about as good as you're going to get with stock UCA's and that lift. If it drives fine, I'd leave it be. The problem is the stock UCA's aren't adjustable so all the adjustment needs to be done with the LCA alignment tabs. On a lifted Tacoma, you run out of adjustment which is why you end up with good camber and toe but can't get the cast number high enough. You can trade off camber to gain more caster adjustment but that will just cause you to wear your tires more and also why you see some lifted trucks with their front tires looking like this \ /. LR UCAs allow you to set the tow and camber using the LCA alignment tabs, then adjust the caster separately using the UCA. Gives you a lot more freedom.

 

David, LR UCAs are adjustable and can add up to 4 degrees caster, but something doesnt seem right, your caster is very low and in most cases you dont need to add more than 2 degrees caster with UCAs. You can also adjust camber with the LR UCAs which might make it easier for the alignment techs.

Heres a good link for the light racing UCAs, click on the links for installation instructions and FAQ
http://www.spcalignment.com/compone...Tacoma&year=2005+-+2013&from=USAFrom&to=USATo

 

Jealous!

 

Coming from a guy who just purchased a WHAT ????

I kept my POS 1st gen and sold my Ridgeline on YOUR advice ..

 

I believe it's a fourth gen pickup. Haha. I had to take the shot at Miguel since he always takes them at the second gens.

 

John:
yes ever so slightly. I am thinking it is the .8 camber...

Mike:
So I am def limited by the stock UCA.. but is it suppose to be in the negative??? and it is obvious that they can adjust it even more so with the second reading @ -3.7

Evan:
Looks like down the line LR UCA are in my future... Darn.


Overall I should really correct the .8 camber on the front right to help reduce the wear...
Anyone take a look at my rear alignment on the last image?? this is what is making me think their machine was off. I know my center pins are not sheared...

And thank you all for your help!
David

 

OK, I will give you that...not even a Tacoma....

And thanks for the advice , Connie is so in love with the ES , I might break the bank this season on the Tacoma...come on overtime

Miguel "LOVED" 2ND Gens until they broke...it will take a little longer for the 1st Gen to break but then what ?? A Nissan or a Jeep ???

Miguel, here is a set of wheels & tires for you....the only one that trys to change tires more than you

http://nh.craigslist.org/pts/3714161973.html

 

I have a couple maybes.

 

I wouldn't put too much weight into that second read out... You even said the truck drove like shit so there was obviously something that was seriously wrong. I doubt that tech knew what he was going so I would use that read out for kindling and don't give it a second thought.

The caster should be positive also... Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to that. I'm not sure why, or how, they are coming up with a negative caster. I wouldn't have thought that to be possible.

 

He could just pm mike . That's his add .

 

Mike must be working, no come-back.. ....even posted his truck "dirty" for the ad ...

 

Question about my trail rig again. I'm looking to change my water pump, thinking about going electrical, anyone know advantages vs disadvantages?

 

I'll give him $600 for that truck

 

22re? It's easy enough to change. About a day of work going slow, and you don't have to remove the head.

Edit: check out this link:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/EngineMods/TimingChain.shtml

 

SBC 350. Electric from a crown Vic will cool it off wonderfully. You can do a thermostatic control so it's all done for you or have it on a switch HI off LOW. I like it switched because its less prone to fail.

 

Applying to New College in Florida. Woo! Worked things out with Sarah and we're feeling good about it

 

Was that at Warwick Mall location ? I went there and the tech, an older guy gave me the exact #'s i asked for. I do have LR UCA's. My caster is at 3.0*

 

That's right. And it's in his little avatar box thing on the left of the screen.