[Land-speed] TOE IN

[Bryan Savage]

I like to work with BIG pictures. Butcher paper (from Costco) taped to the
floor has worked well for me. (50 year old garage floor)
Bryan 

drmayf wrote:
> Yup, in a car like yours caster is a booger because the suspension is 
> rigid. As the wheels turn one tries to lift and the other lower all at 
> the same time. Add to that the turn radius described by the tilt of the 
> wheel caused by the caster and it gets complicated quickly.  As to 
> drawing straight lines... you use a plumb bob on the center of the front 
> of the car and drop a point on the floor. Ditto rear. Snap a chalk line 
> between them. Draw a perpendicular line at the centerline of the rear 
> axle. Now you got a really big diagram to work form and the accuracy 
> goes up. And you didn't have to cut down a tree to make paper....
>
> Still as you say, this ain't no autocross car, lol...  Still you don't 
> want those front tires to wear out turning out...
>
> mayf, in from cutting the front grass...finally cool enough that heat 
> stroke is not much of a problem..
>
> Rear grass this evening..