Junkers88

Can I turn those little adjusters that are between the tie rod ends and the tie rod (I think those are the right terms) an equal amount and get my steering wheel back to center? Ever since I went wheeling it's been off a little. The alignment shop said that there wasn't anything broken or bent in there but they wanted 60$+ to center the wheel for me.

Thanks in advance.

SwampThing

You could do a driveway alignment (search it, a couple good threads on it). But if it were me, I'd pony up for a lifetime alignment that way you could have it re-aligned after every wheeling trip for free. Pays for itself after the 2nd time.

904_runner

Lifetime allignment? Who does that?

SwampThing

Brakecheck and Firestone that I know of.

abecedarian

firestone offers a lifetime alignment for like 180. they'll align mine even if I modify the suspension.

904_runner

dang, i don't have either of those were i live

I wonder about swab

abecedarian

check here:
http://www.bridgestonetire.com/store...tor_BS_EN.aspx
put in your location. closest "Firestone" is in Oroville, but you might contact some of the other locations that pop up and ask them.
Bridgestone owns Firestone.

SwampThing

^Yep

Though I got my lifetime done for $90 on my toyota, and $110 on my dodge at firestone. Wonder if it depends on the make year and model...

SwampThing

And Junker, you aint got enough sig space to encompass all of my drunk posts. Hah, I win again!

Lol

abecedarian

mabees.


oh sh*znet... I also had an oil change and tire rotate and balance done... dumb me.

SwampThing

Well there ya go. Still, the lifetime alignment was definitely worth it in my opinion.

abecedarian

10-4!
I'm going down as soon as I can get motivated and getting it checked. The steering is a little 'light' and the truck wanders a bit since I replaced the rear springs. Probably the caster off since the rear's higher now.

Junkers88

You just give me time to hack this sig thing and I'll have PAGES of "Drunk Swampthing". Heck I might have to put in a link...... we'll call it "The Swamp Memoirs." and I'll publish it for all the Toyota world to see.

You may have won this battle but the war will belong to me!

drew303

You *can* equally adjust both tie-rods to re-center your wheel but if you gotta do like more than two -three turns then I think you might just reconsider getting an alignment =)

I had mine aligned but those damn idler arms bend real easy if you have balljoin spacers upfront. Unless you get a brace on a new idler, it aint worth getting it aligned, I've had to trail-align mine a few times to get it home.

Lifetime alignment sounds like a good way to go tho. Didnt know anyone offered that.

mt_goat

Driveway alignment:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...GetAnAlignment