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Re: Toe inches & degrees

To: Tom Holt <tholt@ccsi.com>
Subject: Re: Toe inches & degrees
From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:35:10 -0800 (PST)
Ok, but now you're talking total toe, not per wheel, which I thought was
the original question.

KeS

On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Holt wrote:

> Nope, it would be the diameter...
>
> According to Michelin's website:
> Toe: The difference in distance between the front and rear of a pair of
> tires mounted on the same axle.
>
> Using the radius would only tell you how far off center the front or rear of
> the tire is...
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kevin Stevens <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
> To: Tom Holt <tholt@ccsi.com>
> Cc: Pete Holsberg <pjh@mccc.edu>; <autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 6:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Toe inches & degrees
>
>
> > On Fri, 30 Nov 2001, Tom Holt wrote:
> >
> > > It should be:
> > > Tire Diameter * sine of the Angle = Toe in inches
> > >
> > > Tom
> >
> > Diameter * pi * toe in degrees/ 360 = Toe in inches
> >
> > Damn trigonometrists always making things more difficult!  Plus you needed
> > to use the radius for your calculation, not the diameter.
> >
> > KeS
> >
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