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Alignment help

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Jes963, Feb 19, 2022.

  1. Feb 19, 2022 at 7:28 AM
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    Jes963

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    I got a 2018 Trd pro with a Westcott lift kit on with 285 tires also have SPC UCA
    I went to Firestone for alignment and they did what they could according to them but my caster is way off here are the numbers what do you guys think 9B6FB13D-76BE-4E5D-9E8A-4A8763AD8F3E.jpg
     
  2. Feb 19, 2022 at 7:32 AM
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    Chadr7858

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    That looks great!
     
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  3. Feb 19, 2022 at 7:50 AM
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    Looks like a proper alignment to me.
     
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  4. Feb 19, 2022 at 7:54 AM
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    Only thing IMO CAMBER should be 0 - 0.3.
     
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  5. Feb 19, 2022 at 7:55 AM
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    Oh ok Firestone did not touch the caster setting on the UCA the person who installed them happened to set it at the current settings
     
  6. Feb 19, 2022 at 7:55 AM
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    I agree. Mine is set to 0*.
     
  7. Feb 19, 2022 at 8:22 AM
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    Looks good...
    What surprises me is how good the caster and camber were prior to the alignment. Plus, cross-SAI looks good. It usually increases with lift. I suspect it happens more when taco lean is addressed in the lift.
    First alignment after lifting?

    As far as positive camber... it's used for stability and reduced steering effort; +0.5 is spec. As dynamic forces 'push' the tire back around the caster and SAI angles, it zeros out.
    Positive camber also plays a small part in scrub radius. Moving camber towards zero will increase positive scrub.
     
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  8. Feb 19, 2022 at 8:33 AM
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    Bang on.

    This is why I edit specs for lifted trucks. People see red and worry.
     
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  9. Feb 19, 2022 at 8:36 AM
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  10. Feb 19, 2022 at 8:44 AM
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    Drives good … why ?
     
  11. Feb 20, 2022 at 10:33 AM
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    Driver side 44FA7621-7177-4E91-852F-822A9D51C091.jpgpassenger side 040A5899-29FE-4C01-8035-5FC34AE12E24.jpg
     
  12. Feb 20, 2022 at 11:26 AM
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    Not editing it is just lazy. Most people can't read these things nor do they know acceptable numbers. Hell, I don't know what most of it should be but I did the research. I'd still question it if I saw red.
     

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