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Toe in is important. Too much and you'll get heavy steering and worn tyres,
too little or toe out will stress the front end set up. I place axle stands
on the floor and tie string to them. They are easy to move and keep the
string tight.
On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Roger Grace <roggrace@telus.net> wrote:
> I had been fiddling with my steering rods so had to reset the toe in.
> All a bit fiddly and wonder if the more experienced Listers have a
> different/better technique ... ??
>
> This is what I do:
> car level and front tire pressure balanced.
> installed 2x al 1=E2=80=9D square tubing (sq for straightness) about 27/2=
8 in long
> for 165/15 tyres across the bottom of the wheels; about 6 in from the
> floor; tried to use bungy cords but in the end made a small retaining
> bracket that screws behind the spokes; made these 2 bars level; tightened
> just firm enough to stop movement.
> marked the front and rear tire extremity on this bar.
> bar cannot be higher as frame gets in the way of a tape measure for rear
> measurement.
> measured front and rear distances at tire extremity to give about 3/32 to=
e
> in
> I feel that the limitation of this method is that am trying to measure a
> relatively small distance over about 5 ft and the assumption that the tyr=
e
> side walls are uniform.
> Took at least 5 adjustment and measurements to get close =E2=80=93 of cou=
rse the
> LH thread always fools me .. !!
> Any ideas ?
>
> Wonder how critical this toe in really is ?
>
> rg
> 67 BJ8
>
>
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Toe in is important. Too much and you'll get heavy ste=
ering and worn tyres, too little or toe out will stress the front end set u=
p. I place axle stands on the floor and tie string to them. They are easy t=
o move and keep the string tight.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Roger Grace <span dir=
=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:roggrace@telus.net"; target=3D"_blank">roggra=
ce@telus.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty=
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<div>I had been fiddling with my steering rods so had to reset the toe in.<=
/div>
<div>All a bit fiddly and wonder if the more experienced Listers have a=20
different/better technique ... ??</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>This is what I do:</div>
<div>car level and front tire pressure balanced.</div>
<div>installed 2x al 1=E2=80=9D square tubing (sq for straightness) about 2=
7/28 in long=20
for 165/15 tyres across the bottom of the wheels; about 6 in from the floor=
;=20
tried to use bungy cords but in the end made a small retaining bracket that=
=20
screws behind the spokes; made these 2 bars level; tightened just firm enou=
gh to=20
stop movement.</div>
<div>marked the front and rear tire extremity on this bar.</div>
<div>bar cannot be higher as frame gets in the way of a tape measure for re=
ar=20
measurement.</div>
<div>measured front and rear distances at tire extremity to give about 3/32=
toe=20
in</div>
<div>I feel that the limitation of this method is that am trying to measure=
a=20
relatively small distance over about 5 ft and the assumption that the tyre =
side=20
walls are uniform.</div>
<div>Took at least 5 adjustment and measurements to get close =E2=80=93 of =
course the LH=20
thread always fools me .. !!</div>
<div>Any ideas ?</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>Wonder how critical this toe in really is ?</div>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>rg</div>
<div>67 BJ8</div>
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