Tight fart Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 How much should my car toe in for road use? is 16mm each side (is that 32mm toe in)to much Its been driving like a pig, hit a bump and it dives for the hedge or bus coming the other way. any other settings to check would be helpfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coose Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! eek.gif 16mm???? Are you sure? eek.gif I would recommend a maximum of 5mm either way, but find parallel to be excellent on my Striker... It originally had about 3mm toe out when I got it and was particularly twitchy but still fun. I tried it at 2 & 1mm but found parallel to be just nice. Coose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 32mm toe in?????? That's way way too much. Parallel is a good starting point. Most people go for somewhere between parallel and 1 degree toe in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain chaos Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 sorry... Edited by - captain chaos on 1 Apr 2002 23:54:39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain chaos Posted April 1, 2002 Share Posted April 1, 2002 Are you getting about 1,000 miles for a set of fronts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelspeed Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Can someone explain what the numbers mean please. Does 1 degree mean each wheel is 1 degree from parallel or (I suspect) that the difference between the two wheels is 1 degree, ie each wheel is 1/2 degree from parallel. Thats the easy bit. So what does 5mm mean (or even 32mm!!). Is this 5mm difference in track between the inside faces of the front of the wheel and the back of the wheel? If so then is it measured at the wheel rim or the tyre? And if 5mm is equivalent to say 1 deg then if you change to 14 inch rims then wont 5mm be less degrees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Septimus Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 Was the date relevant to this posting? Difference in track measured at "bulgiest" part of tyre sidewall should be approx 2mm less in front of axle line than behind. If you are on a reasonably flat surface you can measure this difference surprisingly accurately with a straight bit of timber which is longer than the track and a carpenter's set square. It is only the difference between the track measurements you are concerned about, not the absolute figures, so you don't need tape measures and taught strings etc. This rustic approach won't work if you have outrageous amounts of -ve camber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 2, 2002 Share Posted April 2, 2002 1 degree toe in = difference between the front wheels is 1 degree - ie 0.5 degrees toe in per wheel when the car is travelling straight ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted April 2, 2002 Author Share Posted April 2, 2002 no the date was not relavant. the car was stripped and painted by a caterham 'expert', the only change was to cycle wings and a quick rack. When i got the car back it drove like a pig, on checking the toe in it was 16mm each side (measured with string) it also looks lopsided at the rear (higher offside), the rear dampers are years old so I think new ajustable platforms & springs and then corner weight should get it back to the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS CLARK Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Does your 'Caterham expert' also supply you with your tyres? If so, he's on to a good thing (as far as sales are concerned!!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted April 3, 2002 Author Share Posted April 3, 2002 he's on to a bad thing because he's lost a customer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coose Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 I should think so too! eek.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted April 6, 2002 Author Share Posted April 6, 2002 just been out to road test the changes. much better now, thanks for the help. T.F@O.F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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