- 6,429
- 8,336
I like to keep an eye on the toe settings at the track because they are the most easily disturbed of all suspension adjustments. The problem has always been, when you're by yourself , how do you get an accurate measurement? Well fear not, I have the answer.
Went to the hardware store and bought a 1/2 inch metal tube, a 3/8 metal rod, a 5/15 nut and a thumb screw. Make sure the metal is non coated so it's easy to weld, and the nut stainless for the same reason.
Drill a hole in the metal tube to accommodate the thumb screw
Weld the nut to the tube, only a tack weld is necessary (it also helps to remember to turn on the nitrogen)
slide the rod into the tube after deburring the tube and running a tap through the nut
and you're done
How does this work you ask? simple, with the car on the ground you slide the tool under the car against the bulge in the tire (or wheel rim or whatever you can access) at the back of the tire, tighten the thumb screw, put a tape measure on it. Now do the same at the front of the tire, put a tape on it and the difference is your toe in /toe out. If you can get under the car (supporting the suspension at the end points to simulate actual load) you do the same thing, you can actually visualize the difference based on rod length.
Went to the hardware store and bought a 1/2 inch metal tube, a 3/8 metal rod, a 5/15 nut and a thumb screw. Make sure the metal is non coated so it's easy to weld, and the nut stainless for the same reason.
Drill a hole in the metal tube to accommodate the thumb screw
Weld the nut to the tube, only a tack weld is necessary (it also helps to remember to turn on the nitrogen)
slide the rod into the tube after deburring the tube and running a tap through the nut
and you're done
How does this work you ask? simple, with the car on the ground you slide the tool under the car against the bulge in the tire (or wheel rim or whatever you can access) at the back of the tire, tighten the thumb screw, put a tape measure on it. Now do the same at the front of the tire, put a tape on it and the difference is your toe in /toe out. If you can get under the car (supporting the suspension at the end points to simulate actual load) you do the same thing, you can actually visualize the difference based on rod length.