Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:07:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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The measurements are taken with the steering wheel centered and all readings
are referencing center.

You could actually have one wheel toed in and the other toed out with a net
toe-in of 0.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
http://www.kegkits.com/JABF/
256-656-1924


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
neil N
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:50 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 9:47 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> I understand toe in. Front portion of each tire points in a *little*
> like snow plow skiing. What I don't get is if one tire can be
> straight, and another pointing in or out.



Oops. Where I wrote "tire", I really meant "wheel"

Neil.


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