Dave Satchwell Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Simple question, after fitting poly bushes I want to get the tracking checked on my car, the Haynes I have does not give a setting for toe angle, am I right in thinking it should slightly in ? Thanks Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Dave, For standard front suspension set up the tracking should be parallel to 1/8" toe in. So basically your recollections are correct. I would be interested in your observations after driving with the new poly bushes as I put them on my TR2 but as I haven't finished the restoration yet I haven't driven it yet ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Modern tyre places don't understand toe-in expressed in inches - they work in angles on their laser machines. You need a toe-in of 20 minutes of arc, which is one-third of a degree. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PatB Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Dave, The 1/16th to 1/8th in toe in, as per the factory maint book, is for bias ply tires. If you are running radials they work best a 0 (no) toe in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pfenlon Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Hello Pat, where do you get this info from, I dont doubt you for a minuite but you seem so confident in your reply. regards Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Parallel is spot on , but err towards 1/16inch toe-in, rather than expect to get it exact. This is definative for radials, as well as anything else, go to the tyre mens books, they know a lot more about this that the vehicle manufacturers, thats always been true! john. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Satchwell Posted February 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Parallel is spot on , but err towards 1/16inch toe-in, rather than expect to get it exact. This is definative for radials, as well as anything else, go to the tyre mens books, they know a lot more about this that the vehicle manufacturers, thats always been true! john. Well what should have been a simple job has turned into hunt the garage that will do the job. Tried National tyres, a commercial garage they recommended, formula 1 and at last found a garage that will do it with there "old kit" in a weeks time ! The problem is that the modern equipment hangs off the tyre will not clear the wheel arches and the wheel spiners. So I will try agin in a weeks time, and thanks for the Toe in settings posted glad I asked because they didn't have a clue, but then again the car is 50 years old, Regards Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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