I have been searching all around and I can't find much info on alignments with stock suspension and stock size tires.....Basically my 4Runner has been taxing to drive from day one. It takes a million little corrections to maintain straight and level and this is only worsened by bad roads or wind etc (basically wandering all over the place). So after researching a bunch, I decided to get an alignment done and ask for the castor to be set much higher than it currently was. Before and after are as follows:
Caster:
Before (pattern repeated)
LF: 2.7 RF: 2.4 (out of spec 2.5 min)
After
LF: 2.8 RF: 2.6
Camber:
LF: -0.1 RF: -0.2
LF: -0.1 RF: -0.2
Toe:
LF: 0.0 RF: 0.05
LF: 0.05 RF: 0.05
After the alignment my disappointment came when I was told that the tech "didn't want to go too high because it would rub" and it was set a whooping .2 higher. So my question is, how high can I go without rubbing using the stock suspension (if that's even possible). According to my little printout from the shop, +4 degrees is within Toyota spec and I don't feel like they would spec it to +4 knowing it rubs (stock). So what do you guys think? Can I go higher W/O rubbing (knowing that the shoulder of my tire is more aggressive but still stock size - lol may be impossible w/o looking)?
The good: I would estimate that the car wanders less by around 15% and (my favorite part) the steering wheel is now straight! I also have the lifetime warranty so I can get it redone when ever I want.
The bad: I cant find alignment specs for people without lifts or suspension work...And the small adjustments made were not what I was hoping for and did not correct my problem.
Any help would be muuuuuch appreciated!