alignment tech/ help thread

caster is wayyyy to low!

 

are they maxed? maybe he was saying if he ups the caster he cant hit the specs on everything else? i dont know sh*t about alignment lol

 

Thats really hard to tell which cam is which (ie: front left, rear left, etc) but 3 of them are in the middle and the other one still has some left

 

the first two is front and the rest are the rear. damnit guess i got to go back tomorrow.

will changing the caster cause everything else to change specs?

 

Yes, but there is no reason your steering tie rods arent able to be adjusted too. Those would rarely be maxed out

 

is it bad to just leave the caster as is? i dont even know what caster does

I hope he wont charge me for the fix... fawwk

 

When castor is too low it makes the truck feel like it wants to turn too easy and the steering wheel wont return to center like it should. There are other performance issues like how the tires lean when turned too but it will not wear your tires unevenly

 

My cam tab is maxed at -1.7 camber even after a new alignment...caster is 2.6. if I lower caster to 2 will I gain camber?

 

this was also what i was getting at.. if i change the caster to 2.4 will it change everything else out of spec. i think he tried, but it changed something else out of spec to where he couldnt get it right?

 

Okay, I just got a lifetime alignment done to my truck. I saw that the before after readout is shown for a 4x2 Regular Cab. That means that it is probably the alignment specs for a 5 lug, 4 cylinder, regular cab.

Question is, Does it matter? Here are my Specs...

 

Front or rear cam is maxed?

 

caster looks pretty high....idk if thats bad though

 

Not sure, but thats exactly what i thought...it was at 2.6 and 2.2 respectively before the alignment...

I hope someone that knows will chime in...

 

front

 

back cam

 

Yes if its for 5 lug thats bad they have a different suspension. If you look at your range for castor its 3.1-4.6. I dont have a 2nd gen but I think xyourlocaldjx does, if you look at his range its 1.2-2.7

 

2.6 was in spec if xyourlocaldjx has a 6 lug 2nd gen

 

you're spot on. it is 1.2 - 2.7 for the 6 lugger.

another question... my paper states i have 265 70 16
i run 265 75 16's.... that have anything to do with running a higher caster?

 

and one one my damn cam tabs is bent.....in the pic above....fuckkkk

 

From the pics they are both maxed in. The only way to lower castor is to move the front of the arm out. That will make the camber worse