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Author: Subject: toe setting for rear suspension.
Moorron

posted on 7/1/08 at 01:37 PM Reply With Quote
toe setting for rear suspension.

not locost related but you lot here know your stuff.

Im fititng an engine in the back of my renault turbo, i have used the front subframe of the same car in the back. So its mcpherson struts and a lower wishbone.

This leaves me with the problem of the wheels turning as there is now steering rack at the rear. A friend told me i should aim to abtain 1-2 degrees of toe in when the suspension compresses.

Is this true?

Comments please.





Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.

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dan__wright

posted on 7/1/08 at 01:41 PM Reply With Quote
we just my mates zcars mini last night, we put 0.5 - 1 toe out on it as the wheels will toe in when you put the power down.





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worX

posted on 7/1/08 at 01:59 PM Reply With Quote
^^^ Exactly!

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Aico

posted on 7/1/08 at 03:33 PM Reply With Quote
No troubles/unstability with braking with toe-out?
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Bob C

posted on 7/1/08 at 03:42 PM Reply With Quote
Follow the line from the middle of the damper through the pivots on the upright to the floor & determine your 'scrub radius'. If this is near the middle of the tyre you should need very little 'toe'. If it's inboard then a little toe in would be indicated, depending on the compliance of the joints.
Too much toe will wear out your tyres & knacker the wheel bearings.
Bob

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Ians

posted on 7/1/08 at 07:28 PM Reply With Quote
Any toe out on the rear is not a good thing...IanS
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britishtrident

posted on 7/1/08 at 07:55 PM Reply With Quote
Yes --- Quite a lot of toe-in otherwise you will visit the ditch a lot.





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