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Rear Axle offset to Right side (?) on new 2013 Taco

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Phab Ej, Dec 6, 2013.

  1. Dec 6, 2013 at 3:09 PM
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    Phab Ej

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    I noticed today on my 2013 Tacoma that the rear Right wheel on my truck seem to be sticking out more than the left side, and when I placed a yardstick against the tire it is confirmed that the Right tire sticks out about 1 inch out more whereas the left side is flush with the fender.
    I have 18x9 aftermarket wheels with P255/70R18 tires.
    The truck is parked on leveled ground, I measured and checked all bolts, leaf springs, etc. and everything measures equally on both sides. WTH??
    This is crazy!! Can someone here check their truck too and tell me if this is normal? I would really appreciate it.
     
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  2. Dec 6, 2013 at 3:11 PM
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    DriverSound

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    There was a thread about this guy who bought new wheels and tires and noticed that his axle stuck out further to the right and others have reported the same with theirs as well.
     
  3. Dec 7, 2013 at 6:56 AM
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  4. Dec 7, 2013 at 8:38 AM
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    lasllc

    lasllc Wait. . what’s wrong here

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    You would probably get a lot more hits on this if it were in the "garage - Technical" forum instead of the "For Sale" forum.
     
  5. Dec 7, 2013 at 8:42 AM
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    bldegle2

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    check gap from bed to cab on both sides, sometimes the bed gets crooked, I went through the same thing with my older taco, six bolts, adjust, tighten, good to go..I also had checked everything, even loosened the whole rear end suspension and retightened thinking is was a suspension problem, not..


    do she drive down the road straight without pulling?
     
  6. Dec 9, 2013 at 5:02 AM
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    Phab Ej

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    Thanks everyone for the tip/feedback. Bldegle2, truck drives fine and does not pull. This is visual hang-up nothing more, DriverSound...strange how perhaps Toyota don't check these things?? I will convince myself that the bed is misaligned.
     
  7. Dec 9, 2013 at 8:55 PM
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    1 Bored Clerk

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    My bed to cab alignment is pretty bad on my 2013. The cab is about 1/4" off from side to side...measured from the frame. Haven't checked the bed but it looks like it's probably that far off in the other direction. I've seen first gen tacomas that have body alignment issues like this too. It not new for Toyota. I may loosen up the bed and try to align things a little better...or I'll just leave it.
     
  8. Dec 10, 2013 at 4:50 AM
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    Phab Ej

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    Thanks 1 Bored Clerk, I will definitely try to adjust the bed whenever I can.
    And of course this is my first truck so hopefully someone will have some pointers on the best and quickest way to align the truck bed.
     
  9. Dec 11, 2013 at 4:45 AM
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    loosen six bolts, move bed until it is right, tighten bolts, done, maybe 20 minutes, most of the time spent loosening and tightening the bolts....
     
  10. Dec 12, 2013 at 6:23 AM
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    Phab Ej

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    Thanks Bldegle2!
     

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