Trigonometry and Toe Plates
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Hope this helps.
Jason
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Of course, C3 specs are based on measurements made at the tread, not the rim. So, your 3/32” is probably closer to 1/8” at the tread. The better method is to use degrees for that reason.
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Laz,
The toe spec given in "inches" would be the total difference between the 2 measurements taken across the car from both tires. Measure in front of the axle and behind the axle to get the spec.
if you are working with "angle" spec, you measure one side at a time.
The toe spec given in "inches" would be the total difference between the 2 measurements taken across the car from both tires. Measure in front of the axle and behind the axle to get the spec.
if you are working with "angle" spec, you measure one side at a time.
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Right, so an extra 1/32" ....which is .015" per side. Pretty sure my eyes are too old to precisely correct .015" per side on my tape measures. -LOL.
Thanks for the exercise.
-Mark.
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Me too I can't read it either. So mark it out on the floor with tape. Take the 27" Tire diameter and times it by four. Better yet 10 so the math is easier. Now that is 22 1/2 feet. So 1/32 turns into 10/32 but lets call that 5/16" . We should be able to read that. But I'm thinking that drawing out triangles and using degrees and bigger the better is the way to go. And there must be an App on our phones to eliminate the math errors I probably just did.
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