Just upgraded my lower control arms to super pro and got an alignment. They nailed the camber and caster but didn’t give me much toe in. I’m fighting road crown. How does my alignment look? Should I take it back and ask for some more toe? If so how much?
How’s my alignment?
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That’s pretty damn good. Fat with positive caster. A teeny bit of negative camber and virtually no toe. Are you still on stock size tires?
I'm fairly certain all those models (80/100/200/300) don't share the same alignment specs. But even if you have perfect factory alignment specs, you can still get "pull" and they can make some adjustments. Stock specs are for stock vehicles. Modified vehicles could benefit, deviating from specs. Sometimes the tires give it's own pull. A Hunter Roadforce tire balancer can detect pull and you can position tires accordingly.
You should have a half of a degree caster split to combat the road crown. Half of a degree more on the high side (left ) should do it
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Yes, I'm completely stock riding on a set of Michelin defenders in OE size. I specifically asked for the caster to be 4+ very little negative camber and a little toe in which they skipped. From what I can gather a little toe in should help it track a little more straight and want to resist the road crown a bit more but im not sure. Am I crazy for chasing a perfect alignment?
Zjohnsonua
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Does the truck want to fall off the raod equally on left and right leaning crowns? Or does it favor a particular one?
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Left lane drifts left, right lane drifts right, perfect road drives nice and straight.
Zjohnsonua
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Guys spend lots of time and money to get that. And the nose is light enough to let the truck move and for you to feel it. Not really common in the world of numb, heavy 200 steering.
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I ditched my immaculate V8 4Runner after pouring thousands into it trying to get a perfect alignment.....Ive owned several body on frame Toyotas that tracked straight and I didn't have to fight the road crown. I drive nearly 40k a year for work so it drives me crazy having to essentially hold the steering wheel slightly right for 8 hours straight. Around town it doesn't bother me.
Zjohnsonua
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From a technical perspective... that's about as perfect an alignment as it gets. Chassis guy gets kudos. Could put a little more toe in it, to see what happens, but I don't expect you'll feel much improvement.
Until you drive on the other lane.
Looks perfect to me. I don't mind the road crown pulling me a little bit, but if I drove on heavily crowned roads more often, it might get old. Nice to see an alignment thread for once where the shop didn't just completely botch the job.
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It only took me going to multiple Toyota dealers, Lexus dealers, and various Indys.
That tech deserves a case of beer for the amount of caster alone.
What shop was this? I’d brag them up for this.
What shop was this? I’d brag them up for this.