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Alignment / Camber Question

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by EnjoyingMyTaco, Feb 5, 2019.

  1. Feb 5, 2019 at 11:11 AM
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    EnjoyingMyTaco

    EnjoyingMyTaco [OP] Member

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    Jerry
    Crossville, Tennessee
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    OK; first post, so take it easy on me. Just know - this is NOT a Tacoma bashing thread!

    I got my '18 DCSB OR just before Christmas. After the test drive, make the deal, clean out my trade, etc., we start the 35 mile drive home. It was so dark it felt like the headlights weren't even working, and raining like mad. So, I got behind some 18 wheelers to play it safe. Even though the limit is 70, I never went over 55. To say the least, it was nerve wracking. Since then, courtesy of being retired, I've only made trips into town, about 10 miles.

    Yesterday, I ran an errand that took me onto the interstate. Fantastic road - no potholes, no patches, very gentle crowning. Since we're on a plateau which is nothing but rock, the subsurface doesn't give, so no ruts from trucks. Once I got to cruising speed, about 75, I noticed I had to do quite a bit of correction constantly to the steering wheel to maintain my lane; nothing crazy, just fairly constant slight corrections. I did try both the driving and passing lanes, with the same result. My trip home was a carbon copy.

    When I was walking the dog (long driveway) I was looking at the front of the truck, and, by eye, it appears the camber is off a fair bit on the passenger side, and slightly on the drivers side. I'll attach a couple of pics I grabbed.

    My question is, before I look into getting an alignment, is it normal with a Tacoma to see this amount of camber? Also, with stock tires and wheels and only 420 miles on them, is this type of tracking at speed on the highway just characteristic of the trucks?

    Thanks in advance for your thoughts...

    camber 1.jpg camber 2.jpg camber 3.jpg
     
  2. Feb 5, 2019 at 1:37 PM
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    na8rboy

    na8rboy 18 DCLB Sport Cement

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    Take it back to dealer. Have them check it out. Tell them it wandering all over the place. Yes, by the picture you posted pass-side does look like a bit more than driver-side. They have been known, to be off from factory.
     

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