Possible to align 928 for optimal tire wear?
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Originally Posted by Bill Ball
Excessive toe-in wears the OUTSIDE of the tires.
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Originally Posted by fabric
... Obviously excessive toe results in the tire scrubbing, but I'd think it wouldn't be as drastic as poor camber.
Originally Posted by Shark Attack
... IMO... putting a car toe out, i dont care who you are, would make a car a hazzard in a critical instance where a little panic may play in to it...
On a race car its a complete different story. Putting a tad of toe out on race cars is just one of many things in how to setup a car. I even heard of race cars that have assymetrical toe adjustments on the tires... (I wouldnt recommend that either on a street car
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This is mainly on RWD cars...
Toe out in front
pros:
* will make the car less understeered when entering corners.
cons (Ie to much):
* uneven wear (especially if driven much on straights like in normal road driving).
* Less stable at speed
* More sensitive to bumps in the road
* To oversteered when entering corners
Toe out in back
pros:
* Less understeered througout the hole corner Car almost feels like it would have been flexible in the middle when it turns in tight corners. It almost feels like a snake... (why?.. because in a right hand bend.. your left rear tire.. the one that has all the weight on it... will stear left.. making the car turn right)
cons (Ie to much):
* unstable in high speed, during braking etc.
* To oversteered
Toe in back
pros:
Stable braking, stable high at speed
cons:
More understeered
And so on... combine this with caster, camber, bars, suspension etc and you have set up a car for a specific type of driving.