Alignment issue

Hello so I recently got the trd lift kit for my 2021 Tacoma it is a 2” inch lift and I’m haveing to much positive camber I took back to the dealer and they said it’s normal is this true?

 

No. You need an alignment. That’s what happens when you lift your truck.

 

LMAO

 

It looks funky, but post up your alignment sheet/report:

 

Ya I know.. I got one after the install they told me it was normal for these trucks

 

Bambi on ice!

 

They called that normal … I would open a case with Toyota if they refuse to fix that .

 

If your truck looks like that after alignment, you need to get your money back.
It is normal for your wheels to do that after you lift the truck…..but that’s because you change the geometry of your suspension…
That’s why you are supposed to get an alignment and then they correct your toe, camber, and caster.

they need to adjust your lower control arms bolts untill they are within spec. Maybe the tech only adjusted your toe.

 

Its stuff like this that makes me hesitant to have someone at the dealer work on my truck. Don't they get paid like $15 bucks and hour and probably dont care if stuff is done right? Wonder if they even know how to do a basic service like an oil change at this point.

I actually was looking into getting the TRD lift kit but if that's how a dealer installs it, and says that's how its supposed to look then I'm all set.

 

Ah, the good ol "toe and go". The laziest of alignments from techs.

 

It'd be more normal to find another dealer.

 

I'd ask if that print out is really from your truck.

 

Sometimes i wonder if data from the printout can be manipulated. Sketchy thing to do, but so is some of these shops

 

There are a couple of threads on here talking about this on non-lifted trucks. I'm not sure the reasoning, but I believe it is normal for these trucks. Your lift possibly added to that.

 

I just installed an 1.5” Westcott lift for my 2021 TRD Pro. My truck looks EXACTLY like yours after alignment. No need to post pictures. I’m going to another alignment shop in town to re-check alignment this weekend.

Is a positive camber bad? The truck drives very well. I have heard toe is the real tire eater.

OP what did you do with your truck’s alignment?

 

0 Camber 3 - 4+ caster 0 toe will vary truck to truck. UCA’s will help also

Good Luck OP

 

Toe can cause excess friction and wear tires abnormally. Camber will cause the contact patch to change, in this case excessive positive camber will make it so that the tires are riding mostly on the tire edge rather than flat, which will also wear them abnormally.

The visible amount of camber on the OPs truck doesnt look acceptable. It is normal to see it after lifting, but not after an alignment to address that issue.

 

It was my understanding (from the alignment shop) that when these Tacoma's are lifted (in my case 3" in the front) that it can be difficult to get the camber back to where it needs to be. Some he explained, can get in spec by adjusting the lower control arm bolts and some you may run out of adjustment. I opted to have the SPC adjustable upper control arms installed. There was no issue at that point getting the alignment into spec, however the cost for such UCA's can be cost prohibitive in some circumstances. Also for the 2021 the bolt to remove the UCA comes out the front which has all kinds of interference issues. It was easier and cheaper ($10.00 a bolt) to just slide the original bolts forward and cut them out. The replacement oem bolts can easily be installed from the rear.

 

UCA primarily affect caster angle by moving the location of the ball joint, this is an issue with camber. Not to say the UCA wont help.