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Re: laser level method for doing toe in

To: Rick@genomictechnologies.com, healeys@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: laser level method for doing toe in
From: tammie wall <whammie@iopener.net>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:34:01 -0600
don't forget the original toe-in specs were for bias ply tires.  radial tires 
require little, if any, toe-in.  i run mine at 0 and have no tire wear from 
misalignment.
jerry wall
BN6
Rick Neves wrote:
 > 
 > Yeah many ways to skin this cat, But since so many asked for my method I put
 > it on my website. http://www.RickNeves.com
 > 
 > I especially like the suggestion that Dean just made about using a distance
 > that is 10X the tire diameter or about 21 feet for projections. Then the
 > distance of your marks will be 10X of the actual toe-in in inches.
 > 
 > Anyway, feel free to check my math and to comment on my interpretation of
 > how the manual states the toe-in.
 > 
 > I'm still not sure if its the inboard measurement difference from the front
 > to the rear edges of the tire or the measurement from the center of the tire
 > to the front edge. Seems like one is half the other. The angle is what
 > counts so why don't they state that? Seems like all you have to do is change
 > your tire diameter and you'll get a different Toe-in!
 > 
 > 
 > Sincerely
 > 
 > 
 > Rick Neves
 > '56 BN-2
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > _._
 > 
 > 
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