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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, 03:50 PM
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Tony,

IIRC, if a car is toed-out, it wears out the inside edges of the tire--makes the tire look like too much negative camber. Too much toe-in has the opposite effect--wear on the outside edges of the tire. Too much or too little toe can wear tires even faster than too much or too little camber.

How does the car react to bumps, braking, etc? If it feels "twitchy" at all you may have at least the front toed-out . . .

Oh, you may also want to check the toe when the tank is full and with a person in the driver's seat. The car toes in as it gets lighter, so setting it when it's too light means it'll toe out some when you fill the tank (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Hope that makes sense . . . .

Aside from that, what they (all ) said.

Hope this helps.
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