Home made toe plates
10-04-2009, 03:08 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Home made toe plates
Anyone care to share their designs for home made toe plates?
Also, I've noticed that the ones you can buy (like the Longacre) lay flat against the tire which doesn't have a recess for the tire bulge. How can that be accurate?
Also, I've noticed that the ones you can buy (like the Longacre) lay flat against the tire which doesn't have a recess for the tire bulge. How can that be accurate?
10-04-2009, 04:43 PM
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The longacre ones I have have a crease and are angled out at the bottom away from the tire.
10-04-2009, 04:45 PM
#3
Former Vendor
The Longacre ones do indeed have a kick out at the bottom and are very handy to use, take little space in my race tool kit(on the front of my trailer), etc...
The kick out is small and if not enough air in your tires could keep them from lining up, just add more air and they are fine
Rick
The kick out is small and if not enough air in your tires could keep them from lining up, just add more air and they are fine
Rick
10-04-2009, 06:09 PM
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We have used Longacre for 14 years and they are as accurate as your eyes are in reading the tape measures. After we make a change on the toe settings we bump the car up and down and roll is forward and back about 4 feet to be sure that the change is totally made. We have checked it against an expensive alignment setup and its very very close. Certainly good enough for track use.
