Re: [Fot] Rear axle toe in

[Brad Eells via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>]

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Interesting that when I inquired about rear toe for the Spitfire, one of our=
 esteemed members suggested 1/8=E2=80=9D toe in as a critical setting.

I had the race shop check it as I had done nothing more than disassembled re=
built and reassembled the rear suspension as I had found it.

They found the setting at 1/8=E2=80=9D toe in. It had come off the track in 1=
976 after a very successful SCCA career set that way.

Good enough for me...

Brad Eells
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 9, 2019, at 8:12 AM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wro=
te:
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> I read somewhere that the toe angle varies with the position of the traili=
ng arm through its travel.  If you do alignment at the static point, it is n=
ot where your trailing arm is when going around a turn.
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>> On Sun, Jun 9, 2019 at 10:49 AM Brian Dennis via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>=
 wrote:
>> A little toe out is an old auto-x trick. It helps rotate the car through a=
 tight course. However, for road racing it is probably not optimal. Rear toe=
 out will make it unstable at high speed and will scrub speed on straights. R=
ear toe in will make the car more stable at high speed at the cost of scrubb=
ing speed. That being said outside of extreme auto-x or similar in my opinio=
n the rear tires should always be zero toe. If you are looking for better tu=
rn in try a little toe out at the front. However this comes at a cost as wel=
l. It will scrub speed and can induce some =E2=80=9Cdartyness=E2=80=9D (not s=
ure that=E2=80=99s a word) in the steering. So make sure you keep your hands=
 and grip on the wheel at all times. Toe out will want to follow any crack o=
r rut in the road.
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>> My hillclimb spitsix (gt6 suspension) I run zero toe at the rear and 1/16=
=E2=80=9D toe out at the front measured at the center of tire sidewall on 20=
=E2=80=9D diameter tire and 13=E2=80=9D dia wheels.=20
>> Hope that=E2=80=99s helpful.
>> Good luck,
>> Brian=20
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>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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>> On Sunday, June 9, 2019, 10:18 AM, Rick Parent via Fot <fot@autox.team.ne=
t> wrote:
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>> The general rule is you never want toe out on the rear, if you have been r=
unning that way you should notice a difference in straight line stability as=
 well as turn in response.
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>> On Sunday, June 9, 2019, 5:52:49 AM EDT, van.mulders.marcel--- via Fot <f=
ot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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>> Checking the rear axle of my TR4A racecar, I found that the rear wheels h=
ave 2mm toe out (distance between the tyres front to rear) instead of the ex=
pected toe in.
>> Removing 1 shim on the outside suspension point of the trailing arms will=
 change things to 2.5mm toe in. I think I will go for that, unless fot membe=
rs have experienced that more or less toe in are giving better results (espe=
cially turn in characteristics)
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Interesting that when I inquired about rear=
 toe for the Spitfire, one of our esteemed members suggested 1/8=E2=80=9D to=
e in as a critical setting.<div><br></div><div>I had the race shop check it a=
s I had done nothing more than disassembled rebuilt and reassembled the rear=
 suspension as I had found it.</div><div><br></div><div>They found the setti=
ng at 1/8=E2=80=9D toe in. It had come off the track in 1976 after a very su=
ccessful SCCA career set that way.</div><div><br></div><div>Good enough for m=
e...<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Brad Eells<div>Sent f=
rom my iPhone</div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Jun 9, 2019, at 8:12 AM, Jo=
hn Styduhar via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team=
.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=
<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I re=
ad somewhere that the toe angle varies with the position of the trailing arm=
 through its travel.&nbsp; If you do alignment at the static point, it is no=
t where your trailing arm is&nbsp;when going around a turn.</div></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Jun 9=
, 2019 at 10:49 AM Brian Dennis via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team=
.net">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex"><div>
A little toe out is an old auto-x trick. It helps rotate the car through a t=
ight course. However, for road racing it is probably not optimal. Rear toe o=
ut will make it unstable at high speed and will scrub speed on straights. Re=
ar toe in will make the car more stable at high speed at the cost of scrubbi=
ng speed. That being said outside of extreme auto-x or similar in my opinion=
 the rear tires should always be zero toe. If you are looking for better tur=
n in try a little toe out at the front. However this comes at a cost as well=
. It will scrub speed and can induce some =E2=80=9Cdartyness=E2=80=9D (not s=
ure that=E2=80=99s a word) in the steering. So make sure you keep your hands=
 and grip on the wheel at all times. Toe out will want to follow any crack o=
r rut in the road.<div><br></div><div>My hillclimb spitsix (gt6 suspension) I=
 run zero toe at the rear and 1/16=E2=80=9D toe out at the front measured at=
 the center of tire sidewall on 20=E2=80=9D diameter tire and 13=E2=80=9D di=
a wheels.&nbsp;</div><div>Hope that=E2=80=99s helpful.</div><div>Good luck,<=
/div><div>Brian&nbsp;<br><br><br><a href=3D"https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/=
?.src=3DiOS" target=3D"_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br><br><p=
 class=3D"gmail-m_1522655942828330430yahoo-quoted-begin" style=3D"font-size:=
15px;color:rgb(113,95,250);padding-top:15px;margin-top:0px">On Sunday, June 9=
, 2019, 10:18 AM, Rick Parent via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.n=
et" target=3D"_blank">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</p><blockquote class=
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;,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
        <div>The general rule is you never want toe out on the rear, if you h=
ave been running that way you should notice a difference in straight line st=
ability as well as turn in response.</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div>
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        </div><div class=3D"gmail-m_1522655942828330430yiv5379700208yahoo_qu=
oted" id=3D"gmail-m_1522655942828330430yiv5379700208yahoo_quoted_0644770806"=
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rial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42)">
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                <div class=3D"gmail-m_1522655942828330430yiv5379700208yqt298=
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                    On Sunday, June 9, 2019, 5:52:49 AM EDT, van.mulders.mar=
cel--- via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">f=
ot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div id=3D"gmail-m_1522655942828330430yiv5379700208"><d=
iv><div style=3D"font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10=
pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div>Checking the rear axle of my TR4A racecar, I found=
 that the rear wheels have 2mm toe out (distance between the tyres front to r=
ear) instead of the expected toe in.</div><div>Removing 1 shim on the outsid=
e suspension point of the trailing arms will change things to 2.5mm toe in. I=
 think I will go for that, unless fot members have experienced that more or l=
ess toe in are giving better results (especially turn in characteristics)</d=
iv><div>Marcel</div></div></div></div>______________________________________=
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