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Keith True · 09-24-2018, 02:37 PM

It's not a modern car,you can't drop the tie rod ends into a precise hole.You just loosen the clamps on each tie rod end,and turn the tie rod to adjust in or out.One has a right hand thread,and the other a left hand thread.Also not like a modern car,you can't adjust the right and left independently.You don't get to adjust the steering wheel to center like a modern car either.When you do adjust the toe in,using whatever method you like best,it has to be done with the weight of the car on the wheels,not jacked up.After turning the tie rod,you have to roll the car to get it accurate.

09-24-2018, 02:37 PM	#3
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 2,983	Re: How do you get front wheels straight before setting Toe-In It's not a modern car,you can't drop the tie rod ends into a precise hole.You just loosen the clamps on each tie rod end,and turn the tie rod to adjust in or out.One has a right hand thread,and the other a left hand thread.Also not like a modern car,you can't adjust the right and left independently.You don't get to adjust the steering wheel to center like a modern car either.When you do adjust the toe in,using whatever method you like best,it has to be done with the weight of the car on the wheels,not jacked up.After turning the tie rod,you have to roll the car to get it accurate.