OME Lift Install w/KDSS

[-JD-]

I need help with alignment.

Its off. It pulls to the left slightly when the wheel is centered. Also it seems that the 'on-center' area has gotten to be very small. The vehicle seems to want to pull to the left or else to the right, and the area in between is very small.

Is this normal? anyone know what would be causing this?

dont know much about alignment and dont want to look like an idiot when i go back there...

 

[harper7]

I need help with alignment.

Its off. It pulls to the left slightly when the wheel is centered. Also it seems that the 'on-center' area has gotten to be very small. The vehicle seems to want to pull to the left or else to the right, and the area in between is very small.

Is this normal? anyone know what would be causing this?

dont know much about alignment and dont want to look like an idiot when i go back there...

Did they give you the print out of what your alignment is now???
That place you took your truck is a real piece of work!

You need more positive caster to get better straight line stability. Tell them to get the most positive caster they can get with camber set to zero. Here's a good read on alignment.....http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html

The problem is you can't get much more then minimum,which is +2.0 I believe, with the stock UCA's(Upper Control Arms). With aftermarket ones you can get +4.0,which is recommended maximum, or more which increases straight stability and also moves the wheel forward.

You also want the wheel forward because it's easier to adjust front liner so oversize tires don't rub then rubbing the mud flap in the rear of the wheel well on a TE. I have my caster set over 5, get no rubbing with 33's and can take my hands off the wheel for miles if the road is straight and level.I can't stand loose touchy steering where I constantly have to steer it. I have texts to send and don't have time for that.....JK!

That blue stuff you mentioned on the lettering of your duratracs comes off as it's just preservative or some kind of a release agent. A little soap, scour pad and elbow grease and it will be super white lettering. Most get their tires mounted with white letters on the inboard side but a change is nice really.

It's a good idea when you get work done to have a flat rate total price worked out before the work.If they won't do it then find somebody who will. This by the hour BS leaves you open to be ripped off every time and thus they can make shat up, like bad bolts and calibrating the ABS BS, and keeping your truck for 2-3 days.

 

[-JD-]

^Didn't get the alignment specs, but I will go back tomorrow and get them, as they didnt give me my OEM tires back!


I do have the Light Racing UCA's. I've got no rubbing but the front tires just barely clear the front plastic trim.

To be honest I hate the white lettering but after 3 days I really didnt want to ask them to turn all the tires around.

 

[4RunnerTrail]

^Didn't get the alignment specs, but I will go back tomorrow and get them, as they didnt give me my OEM tires back!


I do have the Light Racing UCA's. I've got no rubbing but the front tires just barely clear the front plastic trim.

To be honest I hate the white lettering but after 3 days I really didnt want to ask them to turn all the tires around.

I'm kinda of a fan of the white lettering. looks retro and cool.

Let's see it. Sorry the dealer charged you so much. Bas****s. Did toyota do that?

 

[Intruder]

Also, he said that they had to 're-calibrate' the ABS sensors on each wheel for the ECU/crawl control/multi-terrain to work properly with the bigger tires. Anyone else heard of that??

Since I had mine done at a Toyota dealership I checked the invoice and there's nothing about recalibrating sensors. I've used crawl and multi-terrain both before and after the lift/bigger tires and it works the same now as it did before. Sounds like they were looking to bill you for something they didn't have to do (or just didn't do at all).

 

[-JD-]

So these are my alignment specs.

 

[harper7]

So these are my alignment specs.

That actually looks pretty good if that's what it really is after they tightened everything down! I prefer more caster but they hit the limits right in the middle with +3.2. Most alignment guys adjust the vehicle with a slightly more positive camber, usually .2-.5, on the left to compensate for the road crown as they did on yours. Here is what mine were.......http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-g...ion-all-you-alignment-experts.html#post818058

What size and load range Duratracs did you get and what are the air pressures? Running load range D's or E's at lower pressures,like the 32psi of the stock P rated tires can make it feel and steer squirrelly.

 

[-JD-]

I'm with you on the caster. Next time i get it aligned i will ask them to get me more caster angle. Its not bad, just feels significantly less centered than it did before. I aired the tires up to 40 psi (and cleaned the blue off). Might have helped a little. I suspect the heavy winds we were having yesterday weren't helping though...

I've got a 400km road trip, most likely through snow, tomorrow so we'll see how it goes i guess...