SteveG Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 in out, in out, shake it all about How do you measure toe in/toe out at home with no specialist equip? Just wanted to set drag link and track rod up the best I can. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Steve I park on level surface then a tape measure across the fronts and the back of the wheel the adjusted the track rod till the measurements were the same. Tyre wear has been uniform through out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I saw someone else do similar recently... He attached two straight bars (Square tubing) to each of the front wheels. The bars were strapped to the tyres and protruded front and rear. He then measured the distsnces apart front and rear and adjusted from there. I believe he headed for a slight toe-in, but I don't know the bars dimensions or measurements used throughout... Was ingenious Heath Robinson stuff but you could see how it would work. Neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jericho Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Not that hard to do with a tape measure,but I made a telescopic rod out of two bits of tube with a mm scale marked on a piece of masking tape,when I couldn't find anyone to track my wheels. Just measure wheel rim to wheel rim at the front then the back of the front wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I've seen it done with 2 bamboo canes measuring the distance inside the wheels at the 3 and 9 o clock position. If you do make any adjustments you must move the veh 1 wheel revolution for it to of taken effect if you see what I mean. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Steve, I use a length of m8 studding with a long joining nut with a lock nut at one end. Insert between front of wheelrim edges, wind joining nut out to take up gap, lock with lock nut. Place between the rear of the rim edges, assess difference, adjust half the difference on the track rod and recheck. HTH Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I used a cheap extending cafe rod curtain pole I got fom Ikea which is perfect for the job. Open it out to touch both rims at the rear and mark a pencil line, then do the same at the front and adjust the track bar till the lines are just under 2mm apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Old extending car ariel attached to a bit of rod to make up the shortfall, or string around all 4 wheels are the two methods I have used sucessfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petergg Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I use a piece of string and put it round the side walls of all four wheels, set the steering straight and then look at the gap between tyre and string, I set mine so it toe's out a tad so there is an even air gap to the rear of front wheels and the string and none at the rear wheels. HTMS Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Jenkins Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I use a piece of whittled whalebone trawled up from the briny depths, and use the gradations on the spinal bone as measuring markers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 thanks for the replies, looks like i'll be pulling down a curtain pole or using a ball of string Thanks for suggestions everyone. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Pointy Thing Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 The problem I found then I put hardened steering bars on was that with BFG 265/75 MT's Kwickfit, ATS etc can't get their tracking gear around the tyres and the little laser doesn't even pretent to clear the edge of the tyre... doesn't even get to the tread , so I did it with string and squared it to the rear wheels....few days later found out about a place that had drive on pads to do the tracking so I figured I just have it checked. It was spot on and the fitters there couldn't believe you could do it so accurately with string!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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