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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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Shaking Steering on 09 Tacoma w/ 3" Revtek

I just bought a 2009 Tacoma and put a 3" Revtek lift with 285/65/18 Nitto Terra Grapplers.. @ 45mph I experience shaking in the steering wheel. I took the truck back to where I got the wheels put on to re-balance the tires because thats all i thought it was. but after the tires have been rebalanced, it still shakes. Any ideas? could/should i buy a front stabalizer?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 07:19 AM
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did you get it aligned?

Oh and welcome to the boards.
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by twitchee2
did you get it aligned?

Oh and welcome to the boards.
x2...after any lift/front end work, you need to have an alignment done.
You will probably find that in the Revtek instructions and the shop/whoever did your install should have told you that...
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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the alignment came with the lift. So you think they may have forgotten to do it? this is not normal is it?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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An alignment came with the lift? What do you mean?

How long has the lift been on?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Unhappy

The guy said he would align it when i purchased the lift, its been on for about a week and half.
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Old Aug 16, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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sorry but his tape measure does not count as an alignment...needs to be done by a pro IMO.

I did a similar spacer lift on my '05 Tacoma (sold a few days ago), front end was out of whack after the lift. Took it to an alignment shop, toe in or caster was out of spec. They did what they do...truck was fine after they did their magic...
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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by seanqb09
The guy said he would align it when i purchased the lift, its been on for about a week and half.
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