Which would be very close to what you would get using the tire diameter *
sine of the angle. The tire diameter isn't all that critical in the equation
though... it would take about a 4 or 5 inch error in diamter before you
would be able to measure it ...
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Dick Rasmussen <rasmussend@mindspring.com>
To: Pete Holsberg <pjh@mccc.edu>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: Toe inches & degrees
> At 02:10 PM 11/30/01 -0500, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> >The printout for my last wheel alignment showed that toe
> >was measured in inches, but the factory manual shows it in
> >degrees.
> >
> >How do I convert from one to the other?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Pete
> >
> >
>
> Pete,
>
> One of my Mustang shop manuals just happens to include toe specs in inch
> units, metric units, and degree units:
>
> .12 inch equals .25 degrees equals 3.0 mm (1/8 inch equals 1/4 degree)
>
> This is with Mustang tire diameters (245/45X17, 225/55X16, 205/65X15)
>
>
>
>
> Dick Rasmussen
> CM 85
> 85 Van Diemen RF-85 Formula Ford
>
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