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> Easy way to check for toe-in?
TonyAKAVW
post Jan 30 2007, 07:26 PM
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I just received tires today to replace my front tires, which have worn on the inside much faster than the outside. My rear tires still have a lot of tread, whereas the fronts are basically bald on the inside. My guess is that its either toe-in or camber. The wheels don't look cambered any more than the back, though the front of the car does sit a bit lower than the back.

So my question is, is there a way to easily check to see if the front has too much toe-in? I was thinking about rigging up some laser pointers or something, but I don't know.

I would like to avoid getting an alignment because later this year I'll be putting on my carerra front suspension. For now I'd just like to prevent premature wear of the tires.

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post Jan 31 2007, 10:21 AM
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Tony:

I went the laser route and am pretty happy with it. here's a link: Bill's alignment

skip on down toward the end. I spent a lot of time trying to find the center of the car and that wasn't necessary. the problem with the laser/mirror method is gettin everything calibrated. The angle that holds the mirrors has to be straight and the laser holder has to be "squared". The neat thing is that you are measuring small angles over long distances making the measurements a lot easier.

I spent a lot of time on this. It may not be worth it for you. I just like doing stuff myself.
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