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Steering wheel crooked... alignment?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Tacomax4, Sep 3, 2018.

  1. Sep 4, 2018 at 7:41 AM
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    SargeBB

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    That alignment is not bad, except for front toe, which should be about .06 on each side. Also, even 'tho within specs, for my money, the camber should be closer to zero on each side. The thrust angle is okay...besides there's not too much can be done about it. Gotta get that front toe into spec., although you may have tire or brake problems as well...but I'd start with the front toe as you're wearing out your tires.
     
  2. Sep 4, 2018 at 9:04 AM
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    Rotate your tires,then take the truck back and have them check the alignment.
     
  3. Sep 4, 2018 at 1:17 PM
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    It is .06 on both sides and the total toe is dead on. Shits mint.
     
  4. Jun 28, 2020 at 3:32 PM
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    This is almost never the reason. Sounds good though.
     
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  5. Jun 28, 2020 at 6:23 PM
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    I know this is an old thread, but I had the same issue this past week. I hit something seemingly small, but it jolted the truck and after I noticed the wheel wasn’t straight. It drove straight down the road, but I had an alignment and my camber was off and they straightened the wheel.
     
  6. Jun 28, 2020 at 7:08 PM
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    I'm out in Nevada at the moment and I had it just happened to me today. At first. The steering wheel was crooked but the car drove relatively straight. Later along the day at highway speeds the car seemed to pull hard to the right. Hopefully I can get back to LA and get it checked out by my alignment people.
    The old story about the crown in the road though is almost never the case when you're talking about a crooked steering wheel or a pull
     
  7. Jun 28, 2020 at 7:54 PM
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    The idiot who did my alignment didnt have my steering wheel perfectly straight when aligning it. Toe was perfect, so I just adjusted the tie rods and straightened my steering wheel and it drives straight as an arrow now.
     

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