Adjusting Toe In.
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Adjusting Toe In.
I have a toe in adjustment calling for 0-.08 of an inch positive, but I'm not sure how much that is. can anyone tell me ? is that like an eighth of an inch ? and what does it mean by "positive" ?
thanks in advance.
thanks in advance.
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well....first off, how do u plan on measuring this?
its not as simple as putting a tape between the tires.
its 0 up to .08, thats a very small amount. theres no way u can measure that with a tape.
and positive would be the front of the tires towards themselves, or toe in.
if the tries arent ABSOLUTELY straight the measurement will be off. thats why we use special guages.
u can set it "close" for drivability, enough to get it to a shop so it can be aligned.
its not as simple as putting a tape between the tires.
its 0 up to .08, thats a very small amount. theres no way u can measure that with a tape.
and positive would be the front of the tires towards themselves, or toe in.
if the tries arent ABSOLUTELY straight the measurement will be off. thats why we use special guages.
u can set it "close" for drivability, enough to get it to a shop so it can be aligned.
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Thanks, I'm going to measure it using a telescoping rod, I was a little confused by the term "positive" since I assumed "Toe In" meant the measurment taken at the front of the wheels would be lesser than at the rear of the wheels.
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Originally Posted by pursang
Thanks, I'm going to measure it using a telescoping rod, I was a little confused by the term "positive" since I assumed "Toe In" meant the measurment taken at the front of the wheels would be lesser than at the rear of the wheels.
the front and the rear needs to be basically EXACTLY the same.
and thats with the tires PERFECTLY straight ahead.
goodluck
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Originally Posted by pursang
As for the 0-.08 measurment, is this the same formula where .25 of an inch is equal to a 1/4 of an inch ? in which case .08 would be approx a 32nd of an inch.
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Thanks ynevada, since this old beast has over 300.000 km on the clock I thought I would set the toe in on the fat side at 3/32nd". which I've been told is .09375". plenty tight enough considering the worn rack end I just replaced resulted in 1/2 to 3/4" of slack at the right front wheel.
The following measurments are from this same post made at another site and may be useful on this subject.
1/16" = 4/64" = .0625"
5/64" = .078125"
3/32" = 6/64" = .09375
The following measurments are from this same post made at another site and may be useful on this subject.
1/16" = 4/64" = .0625"
5/64" = .078125"
3/32" = 6/64" = .09375
