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I have a similar, if not the same, toe-in measuring tool. What I'm
leery of is finding a way to insure that each front wheel has the same
toe-in angle compared the the rear wheel on the same side. Not easy to
ascertain. The tool is rather flexible.
CR
On 7/28/2015 2:06 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs wrote:
> You don't say anything about rolling the car back and fore so you use
> the same point on the tyre for both measurements. If you don't do
> that, but measure different points on the tyre, you are dependent on
> the shape and fitment of the tyre.
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> I have the same alignment tool. Place the tool behind the front
> wheels and set the pointer to zero. Then place the tool in front
> of the front wheels and the pointer should indicate toe in of
> 1/16? ( I think this is the spec - check you manual). Make sure
> that your steering wheel is centered. If the toe in is not within
> spec, turn the tie rod ends on each side equally until you have
> the correct measurement. Lots of trial and error involved. It
> may take you a while to get it correct.
>
>
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I have a similar, if not the same, toe-in measuring tool. What I'm
leery of is finding a way to insure that each front wheel has the
same toe-in angle compared the the rear wheel on the same side. Not
easy to ascertain. The tool is rather flexible.<br>
<br>
CR<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/28/2015 2:06 AM, PaulHunt73 via
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<div><font size="2">You don't say anything about rolling the car
back and fore so you use the same point on the tyre for both
measurements. If you don't do that, but measure different
points on the tyre, you are dependent on the shape and fitment
of the tyre.</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have the same alignment tool. Place
the tool behind the front wheels and set the pointer to
zero. Then place the tool in front of the front wheels and
the pointer should indicate toe in of 1/16? ( I think this
is the spec - check you manual). Make sure that your
steering wheel is centered. If the toe in is not within
spec, turn the tie rod ends on each side equally until you
have the correct measurement. Lots of trial and error
involved. It may take you a while to get it correct.
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