Does your 4runner pull ?

Fermn

Fermn

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I got my 4runner lifted about a week ago and have taken it twice to check the alignment. It keeps pulling to the right and every time I take it, the say they have corrected the alignment. I got UCAs to make sure to get the closed specs to factory as possible.

I’m not sure if there is supposed to be slight pull after the lift or if I should take it back a third time?
 
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Not sure who “they” are, but maybe take it somewhere else to check alignment?


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Fermn said:
I’m not sure if there is supposed to be slight pull after the lift or if I should take it back a third time?
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No there’s not suppose to be any difference in the ability of the truck to drive in a straight line. Take it somewhere competent for an alignment.
 
Well, I don’t want to be paying twice for alignment. I guess I’ll keep bothering until it drives straight
 
Ive 33 in tires and track dead straight down flat road but will pull right on aggressive crowned road such a small country 2 lane. Test on perfectly flat road or try in the middle of empty road do rule out slope of the crown following since big tires tend to do that. G.L.
 
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Ive 33 in tires and track dead straight down flat road but will pull right on aggressive crowned road such a small country 2 lane. Test on perfectly flat road or try in the middle of empty road do rule out slope of the crown following since big tires tend to do that. G.L.
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I thought about this, not sure where I can find a perfectly straight road here in south Florida but I have tested in different streets and highways and I’m still getting the pull.

I ended up bringing back the 4runner to the shop. 3rd time is the charm !
 
factory specs aren't necessarily the best specs. more castor isn't bad. they can adjust toe? to compensate for road crown, thats pretty standard.

it should drive perfectly straight with no twitchiness since you have uppers.
 
Update: have gone on 3 separate test drives and still pulling. The guys say the don’t know why it’s giving them such a hard time. Truck is basically on its 6th attempt to align it lol
 
Maybe if you can post a shot of your alignment numbers someone might see an area of concern or correction.
 
Did you get new tires at the same time as the lift? Maybe it's a tire issue. Try swapping fronts from side to side or even swapping rear to front. It's not unheard of for some tires to cause this issue if the alignment is right.
 
Had a set of Toyo OC M/T on a Tundra I had that would constantly pull right.

Replaced with BFG KO2s and it never did it again. Straight as string.
 
Mine pulled till I found two problems that weren't bad enough to cause significant problems on their own, but were a problem.

Brake calipers were dragging. The calipers on these rigs are crap. All of them. I only use new raybestos calipers now and they have lasted longer than any of the others.

I also had a dragging parking brake cable. This eventually got bad enough to tell me there was a problem.

Just a thought. Good luck
 
jp.vegas said:
Did you get new tires at the same time as the lift? Maybe it's a tire issue. Try swapping fronts from side to side or even swapping rear to front. It's not unheard of for some tires to cause this issue if the alignment is right.
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My tires are KO2s and yes it was all out together at the same time... they didn’t give me an alignment sheet. The checked tire pressures, rotated tires, and put the car back on the rack about 5 times. They said it might the machine and that someone is coming to do maintenance on it next week. They told me to come back Thursday... if it does not work they will credit me back for the alignment. Not happy with the outcome, but I can tell they are trying to get it right.
 
It could also be a tire(s). Sometimes tires can cause a 'Radial Pull'. Try swapping the front tires side to side and see if the 'pull' reverses.
 
My thought process here is to just give it more caster on the passenger side vs the driver.
I've had toyota give me their factory specs on a 2.5" lift and it pulled to the right.

In the past I had ST Maxx's that would cause me to pull to the right pretty significantly even with the desired 4+ caster on passenger vs driver.

I actually got an alignment a few days ago. New shop I decided to try out. It does pull to the right but it's not painfully annoying. If I one hand drive with my left hand, it goes nice and straight with minimal corrections. I guess due to the position I'm in.

But what I've also noticed is that in some parts of my area, the vehicle would go nice and straight on the flat spots that I can notice then once I visibly hit the crowns again, I'm back to holding it to the left just a bit.
They never gave me a printout but this shop probably gave me around a 3+ degrees of caster and possibly a little less on the passenger side. I've had 4+ degrees of caster before and it feels significantly heavier to turn the wheel.Also to take into account, if you have that difference in caster, and you pass by a perfectly flat area, you're going to pull to which ever side has more negative caster.
First time paying $60 for an alignment so I won't complain. Pretty stable on the highway and easy to turn the wheel. I'd like to make them my regular shop for when I need one again and add suggestions.

I've spent $140 on alignments around here only to still have a slight pull or an un-centered steering wheel.
 
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Mine also pulls to the right and it has been like this for a few years. I tried getting aligned again but what they did never changed anything.
 
Rotating side to side just once while still new tire and not broken in isn't bad idea to see if pulls the other way and you'll know that it is a tire and not alignment issue
 
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