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Synchro909 · 02-20-2019, 04:41 PM

I weld together a gauge and brace it so it will not move as I use it. It has a fine pointer on each end set such a distance apart that they are both somehwere on the tread of the tyres - anywhere on the tread but at axle height.
I put a piece of masking tape on one tyre and put a fine line vertically on it. I set one pointer on it and put another piece of tape on the other tyre at the other pointer - accurately. Once I am happy with that, I remove the frame and roll the car forward one half of a turn of the wheels. The tape is now at the rear of the tyres. I then slide the frame under the car and check the lines on the tape against the pointers and adjust the tie rod till I get the desired 3mm or so of toe in.
This method means that tyre runout, bent rims etc have no affect on the setting which can be set quite accurately.

02-20-2019, 04:41 PM	#9
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: Adjusting I weld together a gauge and brace it so it will not move as I use it. It has a fine pointer on each end set such a distance apart that they are both somehwere on the tread of the tyres - anywhere on the tread but at axle height. I put a piece of masking tape on one tyre and put a fine line vertically on it. I set one pointer on it and put another piece of tape on the other tyre at the other pointer - accurately. Once I am happy with that, I remove the frame and roll the car forward one half of a turn of the wheels. The tape is now at the rear of the tyres. I then slide the frame under the car and check the lines on the tape against the pointers and adjust the tie rod till I get the desired 3mm or so of toe in. This method means that tyre runout, bent rims etc have no affect on the setting which can be set quite accurately. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.