Easy way to check for toe-in? Options

[TonyAKAVW]

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.

Tony

[DBCooper]

For a quick one-man adjustment after work on the suspension I use two yardsticks and some vicegrips. Put the ends of each yardstick on the same (repeatable) spot on the inside front of the tire and then clamp the two yardsticks together where they overlap to fix the length. Then take the assembly to the back side of the wheels and put them in the same spot on the tires and measure the gap. That's the toe. Adjust the tie rods until the toe's where you want it. It sounds rough, but usually turns out surprisingly close to where it should be when the car's aligned on a machine.

One thing not mentioned above is to always do any adjustments with the car on the ground and full running weight (gasoline, driver) in the car. I've seen people try to set the alignment with the car in the air and suspension unloaded, which will be wrong as soon as the car's back on the ground.