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Alignment Numbers

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by Prowlah, Oct 25, 2019.

  1. Oct 25, 2019 at 4:48 PM
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    Prowlah

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    Alignment numbers look good but I'm getting a fair amount of pull to the right. Some of the drift might be road crown and from a new tire installed on the front right side (due to unrepairable tire, other tires are 3 weeks old and about 500 miles on them). Is the pull to the right from the difference in camber? All 4 tires were road force balanced. 265/70/17 on TRD pro sema 4 runner wheels.

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  2. Oct 26, 2019 at 6:33 AM
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    splitbolt

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    An additional 0.25-0.50 degree difference on the driver's side is acceptable when compensating for road crown, as it will not cause a pull on flat roads.

    It's your rear thrust.
     
  3. Oct 26, 2019 at 8:52 AM
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    Can rear thrust be changed?
     
  4. Oct 26, 2019 at 9:17 AM
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    Maybe...
    Loosen the u-bolts and whack it straight with about a 10lb rubber deadblow hammer.

    Definitely...
    Worse case, SPC makes a thrust alignment plate.
     
  5. Oct 26, 2019 at 9:20 AM
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    Both camber and caster are spec to pull to right, not a huge amount but the numbers should be balanced.

    Do you have anything done to the rear? It's not terrible, but it could be better.
     
  6. Oct 26, 2019 at 9:29 AM
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    Rear has a progressive AAL with overload taken out for 1.5 inch lift.
     
  7. Oct 26, 2019 at 9:32 AM
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    Is it possible to increase camber and caster on the right side? Or does increasing camber decrease caster?

    Edit: Okay I understand now that adjusting camber affects caster and vice versa.
     
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  8. Jan 7, 2020 at 10:16 AM
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    Did you get your problem solve ?
    I got same issue on my 03 taco after alignment . Any suggestions TW2D90994B-50A0-4496-BF6D-E7B1E2C4F3B2.jpg
     
  9. Jan 7, 2020 at 12:28 PM
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    You just need a better alignment tech.
    Your caster numbers were way better before. You're definitely going to pull right regardless of your rear thurst angle with those caster numbers.
     
  10. Jan 7, 2020 at 12:36 PM
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    taco03Trd

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    I see they recommend over 3 caster with lift i have JBA'S uca's . Btw the tech was a young fella damm rookie LOL

    make sense before alignment it was pulling left .
    thanks
     

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