Eddies Ride

That's true. It depends on how much you want David. I've got mine set to 0'0 toe this time round to give more toe out under power. This seems to have had a very nice positive effect on turn in under power.
 
^ well with all your low end torque, you need al the help you can get.
to this day, even after having a BIG power'd GTi - i still love the feeling of 300lb-ft at 1800rpm. . . lush
 
You said 0'0 and created an argument actually :lol:. Simple case again mate of making sure your facts are right before posting. You've been cautioned about this before Eddie.
 
For track set-up it best to have slight toe-out. As you accelerate it pulls the wheels together, easing off for the bend the toe out gives better turn in.
 
i was told the other way Ian, knew it changed though only a touch like. Lowering or raising a cars suspension will naturally cause camber/toe changes. Whilst driving hard, guess what the car’s ride height is doing. . .
 
I thought it was the other way round too. Interesting that it can somehow be set up to do either. I've got 0'0 toe set this time so under acceleration you get a bit of toe out. At least that's what I was lead to believe! :D
 
On a rear-wheel-driven car, acceleration forces on the tyre tend to push the front tyres back slightly in the wheel well. Static toe-in will result in a zero-toe situation at speed. For a front-wheel-driven vehicle, the front wheels will pull themselves forward in the wheel wells under acceleration. This happens because as the (driven) front wheels claw for traction, they pull themselves forward, dragging the rest of the car along. For this situation, static toe-out will result in a zero-toe condition at speed. Assuming that the rest of the suspension is correctly aligned and maintained, and the tyres properly inflated, toe-in will result in additional understeer for the car. In a corner the inside front tyre will turn at less of an angle than the outside tyre. Additionally, excessive toe-in will result in premature tyre wear through feathering, and increased fuel consumption. Conversely, toe-out will result in additional oversteer for the vehicle. This occurs as the inside front tyre turns at a greater angle than the outside tyre. Thus, in a corner, the inside tyre is trying to turn even more than the heavily-loaded outside tyre. Excessive toe-out will also result in premature tyre wear due to feathering, and increased fuel consumption.
 
Yes of course never saw it like that with the wheels basically pulling on the wishbones and causing toe-in that way, counter acting any lift that they get from accelerating. I guess polybushing the wishbones will help lessen a toe-in effect on FWD.
 
Its just the travel of the suspension under accel and braking that causes the change in toe..
As the distance between the hub steering lug and the steering rack changes as the hub moves up and down...
Joe
 
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