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Help With Alignment

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by DaveDStPete, May 21, 2024.

  1. May 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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    DaveDStPete

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    Hey everyone. I need some help with my alignment specs. My '15 Dbl Cab V6 4x4 has had a 3" lift and Toyo 265/70/R18s for two years now. It drove well, straight, etc. While I was under it one day I noticed my inner CV boots were torn so long story short I ended up replacing UCAs with JBA high caster, factory LCA, outer tie rods, sway bar links, diff seals, swapped needle bearing for ECGS busing. Took it to alignment shop and told them I wanted to have as close to 4 deg pos caster as possible (per JBA)

    They call me 2 hours later an tell me the most caster they can get is 3.8. I say cool and pickup my truck couple hours later. I was given the attached print out.

    Truck pulls right so I'm constantly pulling left to keep it straight. If I put the wheel straight I'm running off the road.

    Some advice please. I've poured over threads didn't come up with my next move. I want to take it back to them cause it cost $245 but they'll say I asked for the specs they gave me.

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  2. May 21, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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    With you new alignment numbers, it will tend to pull to the right as your caster is .4 degrees lower on the right side and it always want to pull toward the lower caster number. It's also why people who live with crowned roads usually dial in about half a degree lower caster on the driver's side - to counter the road crown. The rear toe should be reading very close to zero, so it's possible that your axle is very slightly skewed - +.2 on one side and -.2 on the other, which could compound the effect of the caster in front, if, in fact, those readings are correct. And on top of all that, there could still be a tire issue. You're saying that these guy are charging you two and a half bills for an alignment? For that loot, they should know better. Good luck.
     
  3. May 21, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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    Sorry, I don’t see the 3.8.

    too much cross caster. Truck will pull to the side with less positive or more negative caster. Cross camber can also cause pulling, so usually a balancing act for the tech to find a zone where the two sides match, but don’t seriously mess with the alignment goals too much.I would think this to be easy if the uca’s were adjustable. Maybe the tech doesn’t know how to
     
  4. May 22, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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    DaveDStPete

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    Thanks for the input.
    Yeah, there was no 3.8, what they told me on the phone vs this are different. They even wrote "3.8 is the max" on the back of the sheet. Sorry I left that out.

    At the end of the day, my truck pulls to the right, and steering is crooked, I think for $245 they should take another look at it. I just don't want them coming back and saying "you got what you asked for". I'm in Florida, it's super flat here and only two lane roads have any noticeable crown to them.
     

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