[Healeys] Toe In

[John O'Brien]

I have a completely unorthordox method, and I freely admit that it may 
not be extremely accurate, but I think it gets you in the zone. I use a 
standard adjustable curtain rod, the type that curves to a 90 degree 
angle at each end.  get the car situated level and wheels straight ahead 
on the ground.  Tire pressures up etc.  I crawl under on one side and 
extend the curtail rod so the ends hit the inside of the tires at about 
axle height.  then, bring it out, without letting it slip, and mark with 
a pencil where the two pieces of the rod overlap.  Then do the same at 
the front of the tires and mark again.  Slide apart, and measure the 
distance between the two marks.  Looking for a 1/8" to 3/16" difference 
with the front measurement being the shorter obviously.

John O'Brien
'65 BJ8
'61 Bugeye

On 8/9/2015 2:09 PM, Roger Grace wrote:
> I had been fiddling with my steering rods so had to reset the toe in.
> All a bit fiddly and wonder if the more experienced Listers have a 
> different/better technique ... ??
> This is what I do:
> car level and front tire pressure balanced.
> installed 2x al 1” square tubing (sq for straightness) about 27/28 in 
> long for 165/15 tyres across the bottom of the wheels; about 6 in from 
> the floor; tried to use bungy cords but in the end made a small 
> retaining bracket that screws behind the spokes; made these 2 bars 
> level; tightened just firm enough to stop movement.
> marked the front and rear tire extremity on this bar.
> bar cannot be higher as frame gets in the way of a tape measure for 
> rear measurement.
> measured front and rear distances at tire extremity to give about 3/32 
> toe in
> I feel that the limitation of this method is that am trying to measure 
> a relatively small distance over about 5 ft and the assumption that 
> the tyre side walls are uniform.
> Took at least 5 adjustment and measurements to get close – of course 
> the LH thread always fools me .. !!
> Any ideas ?
> Wonder how critical this toe in really is ?
> rg
> 67 BJ8
>
>
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