Hi Dave,
On Sat, 10 Apr 1999 14:02:17 -0600 Dave Hiley <dhiley@cadvision.com>
writes:
>Hi Everybody
>
>I recently put new tie rod ends on my car and plan to bolt on new
>wheels
>and tires real soon - maybe today. I have a couple of questions:
>
>1. The Haynes book says both tie rods are right hand thread. Why is
>it
>that my brain doesn't quite get the picture? Are they saying one is
>as you
>would expect and the other isn't or that they are both just as you
>would
>expect? Or??
Both as you would expect!
>2. Haynes gives the toe in specs as 1/8". Seems to me we used to use
>1/2".
> What is the current recommended number? I am going to get it set at
>an
>alignment shop and I feel I want to tell them exactly what it is I
>want,
>not leave it to their discretion.
Haynes says 0" to 1/8" toe in. If you're running radials then I think
that the front end shop is going to want to go pretty close to zero.
That just about the standard for radials. 1/2" would have you in a real
guessing game as to which way the car will want to go as you try straight
ahead!!
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>tia
>dave
>
>'72 Midget MKIII
>
>p.s. I did a little search in the archives but didn't come up with
>answers.
>
>
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