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toe in toe out
Just wondering if anyone has ever done the toe in toe out adjustment themselves and if so how...i'm wanting to replace my tie rod ends and would prefer not to take it to a shop for the adjustment. Thanks
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I've seen it done but not crazy enough to attempt it. But here is what I witnessed... You take a measuring tape to the tread front and rear of the tires and measure the distance across. What he was measuring exactly is anyones guess. But he did it for a living so ?? I'd think the web must have a write up on this somewhere. 
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When you replace tie rod ends count the turns when you unscrew the old ends off.screw new ends in the same amount.Check the front side tire distance with a tape measure about 6 inches up from floor on the inside and then check the rear. The front side should be about one eighth inch narrower.If not adjust center link to correct.Hope this helps.
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What Mark says about simply counting the turns upon unscrewing the tie rod ends will work just fine. If the front end was in decent shape other than the slack in the ends the new parts will set everything straight. One warning! When counting turns you are assuming that the replacement part is identical in size. Sometimes aftermarket parts are slightly different in size and construction. 39 turns on the replacement part may have your toe off 1/8 inch while 39 was the magic # when you took it apart. I always take a measurement from some fixed point to the center of the ball stud. That way if the parts are different you have a backup plan.
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Yeah I've had mixed luck with the counting method myself which is why I plan on measuring and counting lol. Everything is actually fine..new tires to just getting a knock which I traced to those and bad shocks so hopefully this weekend all new tie rods and shocks..one more question I was thinking of not jacking it up and just removing the old stuff with it still on the ground the reason being I'm hoping it'll keep its adjustment that way and it'll help me to get the new ends in more accurate..dumb idea or might it help? Thanks again.
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It wont make any difference in a vehicle that has bad tie rod ends. Reason being bad ends allow the tow to be off either direction a small distance. The distance depends on how badly the parts are worn and how much slack (play) is created. By leaving it on the ground all you are locking in is a possible wrong setting. Other than that the idea would keep things properly adjusted if you needed to take a tie rod off for some reason.
Remember when measuring be sure to do it from some fixed point on the tie rod to exactly dead center of the ball stud housing, not the stud, because that is what has moved out of adjustment.
Grease the heck out of those king pins while your under there if you know what's good for you!!
Remember when measuring be sure to do it from some fixed point on the tie rod to exactly dead center of the ball stud housing, not the stud, because that is what has moved out of adjustment.
Grease the heck out of those king pins while your under there if you know what's good for you!!
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