Hello Fellow Listers,
I have seen several notes concerning toe adjustment. One thing that
reallllly bugs me is not having the steering wheel centered while driving.
I have developed a system that lets me get the toe "perfect" and the wheel
centered.
My shop floor is level in one direction that is about 30 feet. I park the
car in the middle and center and lock the wheel using a Hunter wheel holder.
They cost about $40. I then set up 4 jack stands and some bright colored
string that makes a line down each side of the car. A parallelogram is made
and I get it as long as possible to shorten any error in setup: in my case
it's about 28 ft. I then very carefully using a small rule set it off the
rear wheels while starting to measure at the front. Yes, I do check to make
sure that they are reasonably good wheels with small amounts of run out. I
try to get the box set the same distance off on each side but it really does
not matter.
Now you can set the toe. I really try to get it set evenly on each side. It
will affect tire wear and corner turn in if it is not.
A more accurate method would be to set up the box off the frame and it can
be done but requires a lot of cralling around on ones knees etc. Working off
a solid rear axel will get you really close and after a weeee bit of time ya
do get a feel for it.
TR4a models and up get to do it the long way til ya get to the TR7/8.
Warm Cheers
John
Greenfield, Ma
Gloucester, Ma
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