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Alignment/Camber specs after mild lift/leveling

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Feltcycle, Oct 8, 2018.

  1. Oct 8, 2018 at 6:37 AM
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    Feltcycle

    Feltcycle [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I installed Bilstein 5100s all around on my 2017 Tacoma SR5 4x4 along with 265/75R16 Deegan 38 ATs. No lift in the rear and second groove from the bottom on front strut. After install I had an alignment performed at a local alignment shop. After alignment the technician said it follows the crown of road which threw up red flags. Also, he was not able to remove the positive camber which is visibly noticable. The truck pulls to the right pretty bad on almost all roads. The truck did not do this at all with stock setup and I have rotated the tires. Here is the spec sheet of the alignment.
    1) Should I be able to get to 0 deg camber with stock UCAs without affecting caster too bad?
    2) What could be causing it to pull to the right or "follow the crown of the road".

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  2. Oct 8, 2018 at 6:52 AM
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    Similar to what I experienced. Didn’t think I’d need UCA’s, but that was the only way I could get 0 camber and a decent caster number. Some people have somehow made this work without UCA’s, but every truck is different I guess. I do now run 0 camber and 3.3 caster with new UCA’s though.
     
  3. Oct 8, 2018 at 6:59 AM
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    Yeah. I'm going to try one more alignment shop today. If that doesn't work out I guess I'll be installing some UCAs. Did you go with SPCs?
     
  4. Oct 8, 2018 at 7:00 AM
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    Yep, SPC’s. Can’t compare them to others, but the adjustments are nice for dialing everything in just right and they seem very well made.
     
  5. Oct 8, 2018 at 7:06 AM
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    Did you change wheels(offset/width)?
    Does it only pull in the direction of road crown?
     
  6. Oct 8, 2018 at 7:41 AM
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    Stock 16" SR5 wheels. It pulls to the right with crown in either direction. Obviously worse when crown is to the right.
     

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