Adjusting "toe in"
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From: Keweenaw Bay, MI
Adjusting "toe in"
Anyone know any tricks to adjusting the toe in without going to a shop? I just finished installing a new drag link, left and right tie rod ends and a inner tie rod end and I suspect that I may be just a little off on my toe in and my steering wheel is not quite center when the wheels are straight ahead. I measured to reference points on both tires before I removed the old tie rods and I set the same distance with the new rods but like I said, my steering wheel is a bit off. I suspect that I can extend the length on one side and decrease the length on the other side an equal amount to center the wheel but, I want to make sure my toe in is around 1/32 of an inch as the manual says. I figured spinning each wheel with a scribe mark around the center and measuring front tread width but on the rear side of the wheel I cannot measure across because of the body interference. Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks for any and all ideas! I have had dealings with alignment shops that were less than pleasant. On several ocassions I have had to return because the vehicle was worse when I left the shop than it was when I brought it in and it cost me a bundle for their mistakes. I figured my truck was being used as a training aid for youngsters learning the trade.
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From: Effingham,IL USA
Adjusting "toe in"
how about measuring the front of the tires lower rather than in the middle? i mean it doesnt matter where you measure from as long as you measure it the same place on both sides of the tire.
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From: Raleigh, NC
Adjusting "toe in"
I had cam sleeves put on my truck (the '95) last week. That fixed my camber/toe-out problem. The sleeves were $22 a piece and they are worth it. My truck drives like a new one now.
