Lift Disaster, Dispair, and Correction

I don't have a grinder sadly but I will check out the frame!

 

Easier and cheaper to cut or trim your skid plate or try and locate this style skid plate which is stronger/more rigid.

 

Well what I was thinking about was bending it back into place and then going a step further this time and using a pair of pliers to curve the edge so that way it's not this sharp end facing the tire.

I also was thinking of just buying a steel plate one and being done with it as well.

 

The TRD skid mounts over top of the OEM one.

I’d bend the OEM one back into shap again and try to figure out why it bent. Maybe bent it a bit further back than you did last time.

 

No, the one I posted, doesn't, it is a stand alone skid plate, I had it on my tacoma before, bye its self.

 

And it's aluminum not steel.

 

I've been running SPC UCA's since early 2012 on a 3" lift and haven't had a single issue out of them. They have 141,000 miles on them.

Those alignment numbers look like absolute shit. I'll bet good money if you get the alignment fixed by someone who knows what the hell they're doing with some SPC UCA's you will be set. Also dump that damn sway bar. You'll appreciate the ride a lot better instead of a bump being transferred across the front of the truck when you hit something on one side.

Alignment number should look close to this with that lift. 3,0,0 is the magic number. with 2-2.5" lift like yours you could go down to 2.5-2.8 on caster even.

 

Just go with a real skid plate for peace of mind.

 

This only shows how yours sit, not how they are all supposed to sit.

 

How are they supposed to be???
I bought the truck used, they were like this, I've had several alignments done from 3 different shops???

 

The alignment cams rotate 360*.

 

Yes they do, the location of them depends on the alignment of your truck, I've seen them in different orientations on different trucks.

 

Looks to me like the tow and camber are reversed, you should have a little tow and its supposed to be aligned so if you let go of the steering wheel the vehicle will slightly favor the shoulder of the road.

 

Correct. Yours are not wrong if your alignment is in spec.

Lots of people rotate the front towards the center of he truck as far as possible and the rears out as far as possibly to achieve the most amount of clearance between the rear of the tire and the fender. Maybe that’s what he’s referring to?

 

Yes that could be, the only thing I'm unclear on is how much caster should you have, positive or negative?

 

Positive caster. Negative camber.