Increasing the caster angle (if that's possible on your car) will also
increase the car's self-correcting to straight.
Mike
Renton, WA
------Original Message------
From: Drew Rogge <drew@pixar.com>
To: Bill Brewer <bbrewer@lightspeed.net>
Sent: June 6, 2000 2:17:33 PM GMT
Subject: Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
I don't know what the manual says toe should be but I would
think that 1/8" total should be plenty if the suspension
and steering are tight. How much slop is there in your
steering? One of the things I've noticed with my TR3 is
that I need to be a much more active participant in keeping
the car going straight. I've always chalked it up to the
fact that the steering mechanism on these cars doesn't like
to re-center the wheels. It could be that I have my steering
box to tight though.
Drew
On Jun 6, 5:40am, Bill Brewer wrote:
> Subject: Re: Toe In/Out Front/Rear
>
> 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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> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Drew Rogge
> > drew@pixar.com
> >
>
>
>-- End of excerpt from Bill Brewer
--
Drew Rogge
drew@pixar.com
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