In a message dated 7/7/2007 10:58:43 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, John
writes:
What is static toe in for ? Is it so that dynamic toe in is zero or is
it because cars handle better with a little dynamic toe in ?
Hi John
Static toe in is with the car at rest, Dynamic toe in is when the car is
moving forward. Although I never hung off the front bumper to measure dynamic
toe in, I would guess it would be less than 1/8" only because of tire sidewall
flex and suspension component clearances but far from straight up with no toe
in.
Without some toe in, a car will tend to dart around unpredictably. I used to
run toe out in my circle track car just for fun! It made it turn quicker.
I run my IRS with a little static toe in. Not sure if it's correct but it
made sense for the same reasons the front is toed in. As I recall, C4 vette's
have some IRS toe in for what that's worth.
Odd Toe In
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