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Re: Toe inches & degrees...Past response

To: "Jeff Cawthorne" <jabberwalky13@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Toe inches & degrees...Past response
From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 23:43:08 -0800
Yeah, I posted that.

KeS

On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 11:40 , Jeff Cawthorne wrote:

> Here you go, I got this from this list quite a while ago:
>
>
>
> Measure your wheel/tire across the hub.  This gives the tire diameter 
> (D).
>
> pi*D = circumference in inches (C) = 360 degrees
>
> ..06 inches * 360 degrees / C = toe in degrees
>
> You can get a decent approximation for D without measuring it by using 
> the
> tire height value posted by the manufacturer.
>
>
> Readings in:    Inchs           Degrees         Millimeters
>                 1/32            .03             .79
>                 1/16            .06             1.6
>                 3/32            .09             2.4
>                 1/8             .13             3.2
>                 5/32            .16             4.0
>                 3/16            .19             4.8
>                 7/32            .22             5.6
>                 1/4             .25             6.4
>
> Note these would be the same for toe-in as well as toe-out, only toe-out
>
> would read as a negative figure.
>
>
>> The printout for my last wheel alignment showed that toe
>> was measured in inches, but the factory manual shows it in
>> degrees.
>>
>> How do I convert from one to the other?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Pete
>
> Jeff Cawthorne
> San Diego
> 89 Corvette
> 94 Corvette
>
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