When you get the alignment done the caster will more than likelly not go back to within specs. What you want to do is get camber as close to center as possible and have the right front caster be .40-.50* greater than the left side this will insure that the vehicle tracks straight and will have no tire wear issues as long as tires are rotated properlly.[/quote]
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I love this forum! After getting back the newly lifted and aligned FJ, I thought to myself this doesn't quite feel right. After looking at it, and searching of the forum, I found the problem....camber was off!! FJ rides a lot like it before the lift! Thanks everybody for sharing their lessons and knowledge! Took the specs posted here to the shop they happily fixed it. Rides soooo much better now!
Ok, just came back from alignment. Naturally it is a world of difference and worked out well. I explained what i wanted and had excellent service. Here are my final specs:
Camber: Left 0 Right 0
Caster: Left .8 deg Right .8 deg
Toe: Left .01 Right .02 total .03
Steer ahead: -.01 deg
All look good? missed toe by .01
And is caster within spec limits?
Drives way better but still very slightly pulls left on certain roads,
never pulls right.
Alignment looks good rule out a tire pull to do this simply swap the front tires granted they are not directional tires. Check and make sure oull is gone if it still continues in the same direction then it is alignment related. In which I would suggest raising the left side camber to 1.0 or lowering the right side to 0.6 but 1.0 would make the driveability better and get rid of that pull.
I also just happened to bring a printed version of your post to Firestone with me when they were installing my OME. They took it "just in case" but seemed very pleased to have it. Everything is roses so far.
Thank you!!
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Alignment looks good rule out a tire pull to do this simply swap the front tires granted they are not directional tires. Check and make sure oull is gone if it still continues in the same direction then it is alignment related. In which I would suggest raising the left side camber to 1.0 or lowering the right side to 0.6 but 1.0 would make the driveability better and get rid of that pull.
Thanks Toyotatech1 from me too. Should have thought of that myself. (brain fart i guess) Will do ASAP this weekend and post driving results. Good call!
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Here’s the prior alignment specs. (Loose/Wandering feel at highway speed)
Caster (left) 2.7 (right) 3.1
Camber (left) 0.2 (right)0.4
Toe (left) .05 (right) .05
Total Toe .10
Here’s the new alignment specs. (Bumpsteer)
Caster (left) 4.0 (right) 4.3
Camber (left) 0.1 (right)0.1
Toe (left) .05 (right) .05
Total Toe .10
It was a long road but I finally got my alignment back to pre-mod condition thanks to Joe Myers Toyota. I installed my AP fronts a few weeks ago which gave me about 1" lift in the front and leveled the truck out but it threw the alignment back off again. It was riding like crap on the freeway..wandering...unstable feel with vibration over 60MPH. Took into a nearbuy Goodyear and they just made it worse. 3 hours invested this afternoon at the dealer to realign and rebalance and it now drives like a dream!
Here's the final specs>
Caster (left) 3.3 (right) 3.2
Camber (left) 0.1 (right)0.1
Toe (left) .07 (right) .07
Total Toe .14
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I just had an alignment done on my vehicle. It's got a 3 inch lift and 285/70/17 BFG TA/KOs.
My specs came out as follows:
Front Camber 0.50 Left and 0.30 Right
Front Caster 1.4 Left and 1.2 Right
Toe 0 left and 0 Right
Rear Camber -0.05 Left and -0.30 Right
Rear Toe 0 Left and 3/32 Right
Do these specs seem right? I have not seen 0" for toe before.
Re: FJ Alignment Specs
2007 Loaded Sun Fusion 4WD automatic.
Linear Mode
