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Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
From: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 05:55:42 -0700 (PDT)
If you knitted or crocheted, I could see your wife
being concerned... a little weaving should be
considered an expression of your inner artistic self!
;-)

What I was actually concerned about was the apparent
strain on the suspension: as I reverse my car, it
creaks and the rear wheels go into a major squat /-o-\

It does 55 around a tight highway roundabout though!

Good luck!

John Donohoe
'70 GT6+ KC81718
(known to swerve to miss invisible obstacles just for
fun)

--- Bill Brewer <bbrewer@lightspeed.net> wrote:
> 
> While we're talking toe-in,
>      In my 1960 TR-3A I have 1/8 inch toe-in. It
> seems like you have to
> steer the car to make it go straight. My wife
> complains that I weave. Would
> increasing the toe-in to 1/4 inch make it go
> straight better? What do other
> listers set their toe-in at?
> 
>      Bill Brewer
>      Tehachapi, CA
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Drew Rogge" <drew@pixar.com>
> To: "john donohoe" <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 11:18 AM
> Subject: Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
> 
> 
> >
> > >From my understanding, toe in at the front
> increases straight line
> > stability, toe out at the front makes the car turn
> in better. I'm
> > not that sure about the rear toe but I seem to
> recall that toe
> > out at the rear gets the car around the corner
> better. Toe in/out
> > at either end decreases straight line speed.
> >
> > Drew
> >
> > On Jun 5, 11:04am, john donohoe wrote:
> > > Subject: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the rule of thumb for what toe
> in/out
> > > does to your handling? Front toe, and rear toe?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > John Donohoe
> > > '70 GT6+ KC81718
> > > (time to clip its toenails)
> > >
> > >
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> > >-- End of excerpt from john donohoe
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Drew Rogge
> > drew@pixar.com
> >
> 
> 


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