Alignment

Can I get some help here? I believe my toe needs to come down to .12 on each side? As for the front, any suggestions? For the back, why are the left and right numbers so different? Is that a problem?

 

Is it pulling/drifting to the right?

 

To my knowledge, the back is what it is. There is no adjustment so I would say it’s fine.

 

It was pulling to the right, but I got new tires two weeks ago and it seems fine now. My concern though is my tires up front have always worn out on the outside edges. I believe the toe was too high as they brought it down on this last alignment. Having said that, should I bring the toe down from .18 to .12? Should the camber be equal? If so, what is ideal? Would that help further in preventing wear on the outside edges?

As it relates to the back, why would they keep the numbers so different? Doesn't it make sense for the back to be the same numbers on each side? If so, what is an ideal spec for the back?

 

I just had alignment the other day due to driver front outside wear. They tweaked the camber a bit as it was positive and dialed back the toe a bit. My caster is offset, higher on passenger side to stop the drift i was getting.

 

Front tires outside edge will always show more wear as that makes the most contact with the ground when turning. Do you regularly rotate your tires in the X pattern?

Any suspension modifications? They could tidy up the front a little more to make them match more, but its acceptable. Don't get too caught up in the numbers. If you're tracking straight and have even wear on a good rotation schedule, you're fine.

 

Not being a wise ass, but is a reputable shop doing the alignment?

 

No mods, all stock, yes, I rotate every 5,000 miles in X pattern. I had a Toyota dealership do the alignment. Hope they are reputable?

 

I had my dealer do an alignment and it was an abysmal failure, a trip to a reputable shop and viola, PERFECTION !

 

Love how the dealers are charging $125 for shoddy work...

 

Told me they got the alignment to 90%, once they swapped the front tires it was perfect. WTF ! Went to a reputable shop and they said it was way off and got it to perfect.

 

An alignment service was the reason I don’t go to my local dealer anymore for my Truck. I went to my independent shop and they found that it was off as I noticed it pulling to the left. I attempted to go back to the dealer to have it corrected first, but they were too busy to get me back in and never know who is working on it as it’s a crap shoot once one of the many unknown techs get assigned. My independent fixed it and it’s been perfect for over two years now.

 

If the front tires are wearing on the outside edge, wouldn't it be prudent to reduce positive camber?

I believe the main (or only?) reason for positive camber is to align the tire with the crown of the roads, to minimize uneven tire wear. So, if positive camber is resulting (or not preventing) outside tire wear, wouldn't we want to reduce it?

 

Rear is not adjustable, it is what it is. Left front camber should be closer to what the right is. Toe center spec is .12 but you likely won’t notice a difference if you rotate tires on time.