crooked steering wheel - alignment issue

[wirelessf]

I finally got the steering rack bushings replaced with polyurethane bushings. However the steering wheel is now crooked to the left whenever I go straight. Do I need to get an alignment job done?

Also I did some searching on DJ's alignment specs and was wondering how could I bring my truck to those specs when I bring it to the alignment shop?

[asjch3]

Most any time you mess with the suspension or steering, an alignment will need to be done. When I put my poly bushings in, my steering wheel stayed straight but the truck would vere to the right. I drove it like that for a week or so until I got my coilovers in, then got the whole thing lined up. Good as new.

[semcoll]

You don't need an alignment per se, since camber/caster remain the same, you just have to have the steering wheel centered. This is done by resetting the toe-in. You may save a few bucks by only having the toe reset.

[HOGWILD]

FSM says allways check alignment after this type of procedure, tell the Tech you want an alignment sheet print out for your records and tell him what specs you would like him to set the adjustments to and if he says no, go somewhere else. Correcting steering wheel alignment should allways be done during alignment which should be done every 10K or once a year. Toyota alignments are only 69 bucks out here!