TOE adjustment???
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TOE adjustment???
Can anyone tell me how to adjust my toe?
I just want to eyeball it right now. My car's Toe is out right now. I don't need to hear "just get an alignment." My car is to low right now for the laser and I can get it manually done but I will need to push my fender out a bit more. To adjust the Toe at the shop is the same price as a whole alignment but for less work. Just need to do this in the mean time while I get a fender rolling tool. TIA
I just want to eyeball it right now. My car's Toe is out right now. I don't need to hear "just get an alignment." My car is to low right now for the laser and I can get it manually done but I will need to push my fender out a bit more. To adjust the Toe at the shop is the same price as a whole alignment but for less work. Just need to do this in the mean time while I get a fender rolling tool. TIA
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racetrack method:
Take a tape measure and find a point on the tire like a specific edge point in the tread and have helper do the same on other side
Must be able to measure this same spot in the rear of the tire
Measure front and rear
the diff is your toe- gen2 is 0 degrees- check specs for your car
Now figure out which tire is pointed wrong and loosen the adjuster nut on the steering arm
turn adjuster nut a little,Tighten bolts, roll car a few feet back and forth while bouncing suspension
Measure again
Repeat as needed
Take a tape measure and find a point on the tire like a specific edge point in the tread and have helper do the same on other side
Must be able to measure this same spot in the rear of the tire
Measure front and rear
the diff is your toe- gen2 is 0 degrees- check specs for your car
Now figure out which tire is pointed wrong and loosen the adjuster nut on the steering arm
turn adjuster nut a little,Tighten bolts, roll car a few feet back and forth while bouncing suspension
Measure again
Repeat as needed
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2006
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racetrack method:
Take a tape measure and find a point on the tire like a specific edge point in the tread and have helper do the same on other side
Must be able to measure this same spot in the rear of the tire
Measure front and rear
the diff is your toe- gen2 is 0 toe- check specs for your car
Now figure out which tire is pointed wrong and loosen the adjuster nut on the steering arm
turn adjuster nut a little,Tighten bolts, roll car a few feet back and forth while bouncing suspension
Measure again
Repeat as needed
Take a tape measure and find a point on the tire like a specific edge point in the tread and have helper do the same on other side
Must be able to measure this same spot in the rear of the tire
Measure front and rear
the diff is your toe- gen2 is 0 toe- check specs for your car
Now figure out which tire is pointed wrong and loosen the adjuster nut on the steering arm
turn adjuster nut a little,Tighten bolts, roll car a few feet back and forth while bouncing suspension
Measure again
Repeat as needed
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From: Appleton WI
Basically when you get an "alignment" thats what they are adjusting is TOE. Its really not something you want to "eyeball" Its a very fine adjustment and you can make it worse pretty easy.
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i don't really want to mess w/ it but it's so obvious that i have toe-out... in an alignment they do camber, caster and toe... i couldn't pay just to fix the toe when it was the same price as doing all 3... well i'm trying to get a fender roller anyway.... hope i get it in the next week so i can go back and get the alignment done
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