Steering does not return to center

When I make a sharp turn 70°+ my steering does not return to center on its own. It is a 99 with a 2.7l 5spd 4x4. It came with and still has a 3" lift. ( spacers on the Coil springs) and it riding on31x10.5x15s. Is it a result of the lift, worn components or is this a tacoma thing? This is my first tacoma and first lifted truck. I'm trying to go over everything and maintenance/repair before hunting season starts. So I'm getting a 4x4 tacoma crash course.


Thanks in advance

 

Sounds like possible worn ball joints/tie rods. That'd be the first thing I'd check. Then delve deeper. Lifted that high increases the wear on those components first off, by a lot. Whens the last time they were replaced?

 

Lack of caster can cause this. Excessive toe etc. Has it had an alignment performed since the lift?

 

The ball joints were replace just before I bought the truck.do im guessing 6 months. All other front end components aside from lift parts look factory

 

Spacer liftNot good. Get your front end checked out ASAP!

 

Cheap lift, lousy alignment.

It 'may' not be possible to get a proper alignment w/o additional parts, like UCAs.

A good alignment shop will be able to fill you in on that or any worn components that need replacing.

 

This ^^^^