82 Toy Pickup 4wd Alignment

[jkl72-40]

Hi All!! Am looking for an alignment shop that could tell me whats bent and what it would need to fix. Long story short son hit a KRAIL at 20 mph and something aint right. I just would like someone that know these trucks. Im in Gilbert and dont really want to go to far with it. LMk Thank you
Kyle

 

[OllieinAZ]

Desert Toy Shop in Mesa, 240 E Coury Ave # 107, Mesa, AZ 85210 (US60 and Mesa drive)
480 969 3320 Justin or Matt can diagnose, fix , repair, rebuild or build from scratch anything from my 89 FJ62 with a 5.3 V8 swap, 2000 4Runner, 2016 Tacoma and Mike, the owner, will stand by any work they do.
If nothing else, drive by and see for yourself all the Land Cruisers, 4Runners and Toyota pickups parked outside to get an idea of how many of us trust them for our older rigs:
I can't recommend them enough...

 

[toy_tek]

Further away but Network Alignment on cave creek & cactus. They’ll tell you what you need and what you don’t.

 

[splitshot]

I am still trying to learn something new every day, what is a KRAIL?

 

[JunkCrzr89]

Desert Toy Shop in Mesa, 240 E Coury Ave # 107, Mesa, AZ 85210 (US60 and Mesa drive)
480 969 3320 Justin or Matt can diagnose, fix , repair, rebuild or build from scratch anything from my 89 FJ62 with a 5.3 V8 swap, 2000 4Runner, 2016 Tacoma and Mike, the owner, will stand by any work they do.
If nothing else, drive by and see for yourself all the Land Cruisers, 4Runners and Toyota pickups parked outside to get an idea of how many of us trust them for our older rigs:
I can't recommend them enough...

x2. Desert Toy Shop is great.

 

[jkl72-40]

I am still trying to learn something new every day, what is a KRAIL?

Krail the cement barriers on the road

 

[splitshot]

Gotcha, aka Jersey barrier. Seriously, no clue there was another name for them. Thanks

 

[jkl72-40]

Sorry its K-rail

 

[richardlillard1]

Alignment on a solid axle vehicle is pretty straightforward. Diagnosis of an issue after an accident is often a different story.

What isn’t right? Is the steering wheel off? Weird driving characteristics?

 

[jkl72-40]

Steering wheel is off and drivers front wheel is off as well

 

[richardlillard1]

Steering wheel is off and drivers front wheel is off as well

In which direction is the steering wheel off? How do the steering arms on the knuckle look? I believe the first green mini truck has the weird steering arm that can have issues, especially if it has suffered trauma.

 

[jkl72-40]

He hit the drivers side wheel and the steering wheel is now off turning to the right

 

[splitshot]

The Daughter and son in law side swiped a guard rail on a trip back from the White Mtns in the '99 4runner, same symptoms.
After a roadside inspection I determined nothing was bent. They took it in for an alignment the following week and it solved the
problem, no new parts.
Solid axle though.. Possibly sheared the center pin on the spring.

 

[jkl72-40]

The Daughter and son in law side swiped a guard rail on a trip back from the White Mtns in the '99 4runner, same symptoms.
After a roadside inspection I determined nothing was bent. They took it in for an alignment the following week and it solved the
problem, no new parts.
Solid axle though.. Possibly sheared the center pin on the spring.

That would be nice... I