Yeah, I posted that.
KeS
On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 11:40 , Jeff Cawthorne wrote:
> Here you go, I got this from this list quite a while ago:
>
>
>
> Measure your wheel/tire across the hub. This gives the tire diameter
> (D).
>
> pi*D = circumference in inches (C) = 360 degrees
>
> ..06 inches * 360 degrees / C = toe in degrees
>
> You can get a decent approximation for D without measuring it by using
> the
> tire height value posted by the manufacturer.
>
>
> Readings in: Inchs Degrees Millimeters
> 1/32 .03 .79
> 1/16 .06 1.6
> 3/32 .09 2.4
> 1/8 .13 3.2
> 5/32 .16 4.0
> 3/16 .19 4.8
> 7/32 .22 5.6
> 1/4 .25 6.4
>
> Note these would be the same for toe-in as well as toe-out, only toe-out
>
> would read as a negative figure.
>
>
>> 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
>
> Jeff Cawthorne
> San Diego
> 89 Corvette
> 94 Corvette
>
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