86toyota954x4

OK To begin with what will cause my tires to lean even after alignment? my right tire still leans out at the bottom but the alignment guy said he did all he could... and then theres the transmission it dosent like to go into gear but it does like to jump out... of 2nd and reverse... this truck only has 98,000 miles on it. its an 86 with an 8 inch suspention lift so i know that causes many problems. not to mention i wheel the crap out of this thing.

desertcamper67

Thats what we used to call a swing set. Talking about front suspension.
Ride height even left and right?

abecedarian

As for popping out of 2nd and rev, make sure that there is clearance between the lever and the body / shell where the lever comes through the tunnel. If anything keeps the lever from moving the shift forks properly, that can cause the trans to pop out of gear... it may even be worn shifter bushings causing the issue.

And tires leaning even after an alignment... a good alignment shop should be able to catch anything worn which would affect the alignment. But if they're not catching it on the rack, I'd maybe think wheel bearings or possibly a ball joint, probably a lower.

86toyota954x4

i was thinking it would be a ball joint. it dosent have the usual signs of a bad wheel bearing is there any way i can check the ball joint? and when i noticed it jumping out of gear the first thing i checked was the shifter clearance but there is plenty of room. I will check the shifter bushing because i recently replaced the one in my 95 tacoma and its definatly worth the money and effort thanks for the help man

86toyota954x4

no the right side (the side the tire is leaning out on) is a little bit lower than the left

iamsuperbleeder

ummmm, is your suspention stock?

BJ-spacers and/or aftermarket control arms really mess with the geometry of the suspention

before my recent suspention remake, which included Rancho UCA's and 1.5" BJ-spacers, the tires at full droop looked like this /-\ now after the mods, at full droop, the tires look like this \-/ completely changed geometry just by relocating a few pivot points!


if stock, about what angle are your lower control arms at? better yet, have a pic?

86toyota954x4

no its not stock it has an 8 inch suspention lift... trail master to be exact with dual shocks the angle isnt extreme but it isnt how it was from the factory either i will try to get a pic of it

86toyota954x4

i have another question. what would cause my fuel gauge to work every now and then? it usually works for maybe 5mins after i start it then falls to the bottom.

desertcamper67

Ride height should be even before alignment. Could be as easy as that but I doubt it with that tall of a lift and IFS.
Bent parts maybe or frame to lower control arm area bent.

dropzone

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you got any pics of this IFS 8" lift?

86toyota954x4

theres a pic of it on my page but not a very good one

86toyota954x4

the alignment guy siad he had to adjust the torsion bar to bring the tire in...

Jay351

I want to see this 8" IFS lift..... Is it a 4" bracket lift with the t-bars cranked all the way? And a body lift?

What page? Just post it here please For us lazy folks

86toyota954x4

Its a trail master 8 inch, the torsion bars have been adjusted a little but not to much it acutally has 11 inches of lift in all bc of a 3in body lift... i will try to get a pic