On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Kim Brennan wrote: > However, (as I remember), the toe-in setting that is important, is the > toe-in when the wheel's are turned, not when they are straight. I > forget how that toe-in is adjusted.... Some dusty corner of my brain is nudging me to suggest that this is called "Ackerman", but I don't know if that's right. It has to do with the fact that the inner wheel turns a tighter circle than the outer wheel.
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