raised my car front R wheel has a little play

by **imhappy** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:10 pm

i heard too different things... someone said it was the rack and pinion... and my friend said it could be the wheel bearings...has anyone ever had this problem or seen it??? my steering wheel is to the left a little when the car goes straight ....

thnx

by **ToyoSolV6** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:46 pm

Have you taken it in for an alignment check? are your tires being eaten up from inside or outside. If so i would say the toe on the alignment is off. Usually the steering components loosen up and your steering wheel begins to go to the left or right even though the car is driving straight. In my opinion its a small alignment issue.

If you have a massive amount of play it could be the rack and pinion but your best bet is have them inspect all of the suspension components when you do the alingment check and they would let you know right then and there what the problem is.

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:42 am

thank you sooo much im going to get my car aligned today

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:44 am

just talked to my friend... we are going to try to do it ourselves ; ) ill take pics as i go along

by **Ruski** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:56 am

alignment yourself ? yes it can be done i think either the toe or the camber can be adjusted or something like that, alignment isnt a DIY project, you need lasers and plates for your tires. ect correct me if im wrong( i think i am on the camber or toe part)

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:11 pm

well they use to do alignment using strings...plum rope and drawing lines or something like that....

me and my friend will search the internet for answers tonight ... then meet up tomorow and discuss

by **jetbtkng** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:18 pm

just take it to a shop, it will cost about $ 40.................... :drinking:

by **TadS** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:39 pm

I have an inner tierod quiting on mine. You can't do a proper alignment with loose parts.

by **JamesT** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:38 pm

I tried the DIY alignment once.

It's a pain in the ass and takes for ever. Just pay to get it done.

by **imhappy** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:00 pm

where can i get it aligned for 40???

by **jetbtkng** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:11 pm

at a tire shop..................... :drinking:

by **Ruski** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:53 pm

ok man you cant have everything done DIY (half assed) You painting your ride with a roller was one thing, now your talking about using a plum line to do alignment. whats next a leaf blower as your supercharger

by **TadS** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:43 pm

raised my car front R wheel has a little play

Is everyone ignoring this? It could be alot of things, but bad alignment does not cause play in the front right wheel. It's kind of the other way around. You need to narrow down what is causing the play, fix that, then go get it aligned. Modern cars have way too tight of tolerances for doing a good alignment yourself. Use the measuring method to get it close, so you can drive it too the shop without wiping out your tires, but really there is a reason that Hunter and the like use lasers and IR to get the readings for alignments.

Caster has no factory adjustment, you can get a minor camber bump on most Toyotas. For more camber you'll need a cam-bolt or slotted struts. You could also grind the strut bolts down a little to get a bit more movement in the hub, but the cam-bolts are cheap, and probably a bit stronger. Toe is adjustable in the front and rear our chassis.

by **bassthrive** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:41 am

worn bushings (my $0.02)

by **jetbtkng** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:37 pm

^ thats why i said take it to a shop to see what was wrong.................... :drinking:

raised my car front R wheel has a little play

raised my car front R wheel has a little play

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