Alignment spec sheet

My appointment was at 9:30 to mount new 285s and get an alignment post lift. The technician did the alignment with the 265s before even mountings the new tires. Now I could have messed up by saying i want my caster no less than 4 to get away from the body mount. You would think align the rig with the tires going on it. Then they took it to mount the 285s. They complained the new tires weren't going to fit. I harped on them that they would and lots of guys put the same size on them. I told them them I wasn't worried about the plastic in the front, to just give me clearance away from the body mount. I had them align it again to get as much caster out of it with everything else in spec. I ended up staying there after they closed at 5. Finally it was done supposedly at 5:40. I didn't even get an alignment sheet till 2 days later when I went to ask for it. Looking at the sheet I feel there should be some uniformity from left to right. I have caster at almost 6 on the right and almost 5 on the left. Because I was still there after they closed, I feel like they rushed the alignment. For you guys that have been through this before, what are your thoughts on my sheet? Rant over...

 

It looks like spec is less than 4-degrees of caster, so why'd you ask for no less than 4? And, your camber isn't right either???

 

Several other people on the forum saying 4 is the magic number for 285s. I've also read max out the caster.

 

If the vehicle suspension hasn't been changed, taller/lower, then the stock alignment specs should provide the best ride and handling.

It looks like you took a vehicle with mostly good specs and f'd them up.

Tire size shouldn't have an impact on alignment specs, unless you're doing that on purpose to position the wheel/tire in the wheel opening/fender. What you're doing then though is choosing tire position over ride/handling and tire wear. That seems counterproductive to me, unless you NEED a taller tire that won't otherwise fit.

 

Thanks for your insight. However, I think you're not understanding what I'm trying to do. Several threads on here about lifts and caster adjustment. Looking for answers from those folks. They have a better understanding of running 285s with a mild lift. Cheers!

 

Half a degree cross caster with right side more positive is pretty standard to compensate for road crown and all the extra caster will do is make the steering a little heavier. Toyotas like camber dead zero but it's fine under half a degree positive. I'm not sure why that's red because spec is like -.3 to +1.2 so there's nothing wrong with how they set it.

edit: I lied... just realized those are the Taco specs I'm thinking of so red is right. They still like to be around 0 degrees though so I'll just bet on them leaning into the request for more caster. Still not going to hurt anything.

 

OK, best of luck.

 

Thanks for putting my mind at ease.