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voucht 7th May 2015 06:44 PM

Front wheel toe
 
Hi,
I'm trying to adjust the front wheel's toe my car, to get the best one. After several drives with different settings and small adjustments, it looks like a good setting is when there is a “positive” toe (front wheels angle is «*open*»)
Do you think this is normal? I don't remember having read anything that mention a positive toe on a Haynes... So I'm wondering if there is something wrong...
Any clue, idea, opinion is welcome :)
Thanks a lot.

rpjg1975 7th May 2015 10:08 PM

There is a section in the FAQ's which has a post regarding suspension setup. I think spud had 2 degrees toe in on the front of his roadster

wylliezx9r 7th May 2015 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voucht (Post 100498)
Hi,
I'm trying to adjust the front wheel's toe my car, to get the best one. After several drives with different settings and small adjustments, it looks like a good setting is when there is a “positive” toe (front wheels angle is «*open*»)
Do you think this is normal? I don't remember having read anything that mention a positive toe on a Haynes... So I'm wondering if there is something wrong...
Any clue, idea, opinion is welcome :)
Thanks a lot.

Hey if it feels right go with it :) . I just adjusted mine until it felt right I didnt bother finding out what angle it was.

skov 8th May 2015 11:17 AM

I think toe setting is largely down to driver preference.
I prefer to run mine with a little toe-out.

CTWV50 8th May 2015 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skov (Post 100508)
I think toe setting is largely down to driver preference.
I prefer to run mine with a little toe-out.

I'm still playing around with my settings but I think I might get it professionaly setup by a company who work on these type ofcars on mass.

Stot 8th May 2015 01:12 PM

I havent touched my tracking, but softening up the dampers a click or two all round made the world of difference to road driving.

Cheers
Stot

voucht 10th May 2015 11:00 AM

Thank you very much for all the answers.

It looks like I have found an "acceptable" setting, with a bit of toe out for what I can see. But it is reassuring to hear that some like a bit of toe "out", so I'm not the only one for whom it works. And yes, it is definitely a question of personal preference, I got that now.

I'm still going to play with it along the way, as I'm not 100% satisfied yet, as well as trying different shocks' hardness settings, it is a good idea!

Thanks again for the help :)

alga 14th May 2015 11:59 PM

Some toe out is genrally recommended for sevens. http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/t...p?h=0&t=525058
Toe out makes the car more eager to turn at the expense of some straight line stability. Myself, I've been driving around with 0.5° toe in, I should try toe out.

alga 15th May 2015 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stot (Post 100510)
I havent touched my tracking, but softening up the dampers a click or two all round made the world of difference to road driving.

Softening from where?! I've been driving around with all the dampers all the way to the left, occasionally hardening them by ~3 clicks for competitions. Also, for naughty skidding around cones leaving the front soft while hardening the rear several clicks helps (increases the oversteer).

Stot 15th May 2015 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alga (Post 100562)
Softening from where?! I've been driving around with all the dampers all the way to the left, occasionally hardening them by ~3 clicks for competitions. Also, for naughty skidding around cones leaving the front soft while hardening the rear several clicks helps (increases the oversteer).

Mine are probably about 7 click soft to hard right now. Of course spring rates will have an effect on how much damping you need too.

Cheers
Stot


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