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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.<br>
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John O'Brien<br>
'65 BJ8<br>
'61 Bugeye<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/9/2015 2:09 PM, Roger Grace wrote:<br>
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<div>I had been fiddling with my steering rods so
had to reset the toe in.</div>
<div>All a bit fiddly and wonder if the more
experienced Listers have a different/better
technique ... ??</div>
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<div>This is what I do:</div>
<div>car level and front tire pressure balanced.</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div>marked the front and rear tire extremity on
this bar.</div>
<div>bar cannot be higher as frame gets in the way
of a tape measure for rear measurement.</div>
<div>measured front and rear distances at tire
extremity to give about 3/32 toe in</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div>Took at least 5 adjustment and measurements
to get close – of course the LH thread always
fools me .. !!</div>
<div>Any ideas ?</div>
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<div>Wonder how critical this toe in really is ?</div>
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<div>rg</div>
<div>67 BJ8</div>
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