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Re: Rear Suspension

2005-11-27 by ukcadsev

Hi John,

Not sure if I'm right in this, but if you are taking a piece of string 
from the front tyres to the back, surely if the track at the front is 
slightly wider (which I think it is), then you would see this as a 
sligh toe-in at the rear, purely due to the wheels sticking out 
further.
Toe needs to be checked by measuring the distance between the wheels, 
left to right - i.e. measure the distance between the front edge of 
the wheels, and then again at the rear edge, they should be equal...

Regards,

Nick

> > No John, I wish it was. Setting up my suspension and running a 
> line down each side, the string set to touch the edge of the rear 
> tire and the edge of the front tire, I find that I have toe-in in 
> the rear wheels and it's exactly equal on both sides. I have heard 
> that on some cars, probably race cars,that it can be done by cutting 
> and rewelding, although mine shows no sign of this.

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