Either way. The math is the same... If you are talking total toe the angle
and the inches will be twice as big as either side individually... using the
radius will always give you half .
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
To: Tom Holt <tholt@ccsi.com>
Cc: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>; Pete Holsberg
<pjh@mccc.edu>; <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:35 PM
Subject: Re: Toe inches & degrees
> Ok, but now you're talking total toe, not per wheel, which I thought was
> the original question.
>
> KeS
>
> On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Holt wrote:
>
> > Nope, it would be the diameter...
> >
> > According to Michelin's website:
> > Toe: The difference in distance between the front and rear of a pair of
> > tires mounted on the same axle.
> >
> > Using the radius would only tell you how far off center the front or
rear of
> > the tire is...
> >
> > Tom
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
> > To: Tom Holt <tholt@ccsi.com>
> > Cc: Pete Holsberg <pjh@mccc.edu>; <autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 6:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: Toe inches & degrees
> >
> >
> > > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Holt wrote:
> > >
> > > > It should be:
> > > > Tire Diameter * sine of the Angle = Toe in inches
> > > >
> > > > Tom
> > >
> > > Diameter * pi * toe in degrees/ 360 = Toe in inches
> > >
> > > Damn trigonometrists always making things more difficult! Plus you
needed
> > > to use the radius for your calculation, not the diameter.
> > >
> > > KeS
> > >
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