What you say makes sense and I am sure your right. But on a large scale to a point, meaning that in large articulation there will be bumpsteer becasue of this. However when hitting a bump and articulating maybe a 1/4" I don't think it matters. I decided to try and test it out and was going to have a friend draw it up on inventor or auto cad but decided to just flex itout and measure it. I only made measurements up to 6" of flex becasue I doubt I will ever see more than that on road and off road I plan on removing the track bar. Started at 1/4" of flex made a measurement from the end of the steering arm to the frame and I also watched as I flexed to see if there was any movemment in the steering arm or pit man arm. Neither moved all the way to 6 inches on, when flexing both the passenger and drivers side. Measurement remained the exact same all throughout. So I came to the conclusion that my bumpsteer had to be coming from somewhere else. I decided to check the toe again and I thought I had set it up pretty good but turns out at the end of the tire it was 1-1/2" toed in. Toed it out to 1/8" at the end of the tire. Took for a drive over some bumpy street. Problem solved. Steering is tight if not as tight as it was before the SAS. Now to figure out why the brakes pull to one side.
Project Toyota Tacoma Doublecab
- Thread starter lewis
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Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
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Toe it 1/8" in and I bet it is better, might even correct the "brake pull."
Sorry I meant that I toed it in to 1/8". My brakes only pull when first applying light pressure, full on pressure there is no pull.
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I would set the toe at the outside of the wheel, not the tire. That's how car are aligned, with 37" tires you're 1/8" toe is slim to none at the wheel.
Thats what I had done originally. I thought that was the way it was done. I could be wrong but I do know that it drives alot better now. And having equal pressure in the tires helps with all the issues I have been having as well.
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richpblaze
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Sweeeet!!!!!!!!
Nice loking rig. I wish mine was still streetable.
Nice loking rig. I wish mine was still streetable.
jedi
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it's too pretty for you lewis, sawzall and 40's! haha
Milner
formerly "rckcrlr"
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Trail gear 3 inch, still plan on taking a leaf out cause they are not settling very fast.
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- Grand Junction, CO
Have you wheeled them? They need to be flexed out real good a few different times to get them to settle.
Good I will wait then cause it is a huge pain to take some leafs out, again.
SLC97SR5
IDIesel
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My 3" TG's never settled until the 2nd wheeling trip, now they are super flexy and have a great shackle angle.
Good to know cause right now they pretty solid.
hillbillysteve
LET GO OF REMOTE CONTROL!
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Wow what a project , looks GREAT!!! Hope it performs great , too. Looks like you have some good fab skills!!
jesse
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dstrbd1
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I would definitly get rid of the rear load proportioning valve and get one from summit. That would help to set the rear brakes. Not sure if you already have but installing a residual valve for the rear brakes helps a lot. 10 lb for drums or a 2 lb for disks. Also the 2000 and older tacomas have a 1" master cylinder and dual diaphragm booster. That will greatly improve your braking. Some people like the Chevy MC but it seems to make the pedal real stiff. Just thought I would share from my own experiences. I like your attention do detail. Nice clean build.
I drilled and tapped my bolts in the shackles to put in grease zirts.And I almost have the parking brake hooked up.
