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There are some drop in female anchors that sit flush with the floor and also some bolt type anchors that can be removed. The drop in style don't tear up the concrete each time though. There is a setting tool, IIRC.
I have been having some odd rear tire wear on the very inner edge of the driver's rear tire. It appeared to be because of excessive toe. It was time to check things. Visually the tire appeared to have excessive toe-in.
Hmm, eccentric slipped? Nah, the locknut was only finger tight. How that happened remains a mystery. I have some toe lockout plates here, somewhere, darned if I could find them. So let's just see what the actual toe is.
Hmm, I need toe plates to do this. Let's make up a nice set, nothing fancy.
Measured with my high-tech toe plates I get 7/8" toe in (!) which is surely the cause of excessive wear. With a little fiddling the eccentric was set to neutral and tightened securely and the adjustable toe link set for 5/32" toe in (total L + R). That might still be a little much but it will do for now.
I have been having some odd rear tire wear on the very inner edge of the driver's rear tire. It appeared to be because of excessive toe. It was time to check things. Visually the tire appeared to have excessive toe-in.
Hmm, eccentric slipped? Nah, the locknut was only finger tight. How that happened remains a mystery. I have some toe lockout plates here, somewhere, darned if I could find them. So let's just see what the actual toe is.
Hmm, I need toe plates to do this. Let's make up a nice set, nothing fancy.
Measured with my high-tech toe plates I get 7/8" toe in (!) which is surely the cause of excessive wear. With a little fiddling the eccentric was set to neutral and tightened securely and the adjustable toe link set for 5/32" toe in (total L + R). That might still be a little much but it will do for now.
Pwdrhound has a write up on why this happens somewhere. The toe lockout plates are not the fix.
I have been having some odd rear tire wear on the very inner edge of the driver's rear tire. It appeared to be because of excessive toe. It was time to check things. Visually the tire appeared to have excessive toe-in.
Hmm, eccentric slipped? Nah, the locknut was only finger tight. How that happened remains a mystery. I have some toe lockout plates here, somewhere, darned if I could find them. So let's just see what the actual toe is.
Hmm, I need toe plates to do this. Let's make up a nice set, nothing fancy.
Measured with my high-tech toe plates I get 7/8" toe in (!) which is surely the cause of excessive wear. With a little fiddling the eccentric was set to neutral and tightened securely and the adjustable toe link set for 5/32" toe in (total L + R). That might still be a little much but it will do for now.
Here is what Chris was referring to above. He alerted me to this years ago when I started doing my own alignments at his shop. Could be your issue. Even a tiny slip of either the camber or toe eccentric will drastically change toe.
Got the cowl back in after 3D printing some adapters to replace the broken part that the nuts go on below the left and right covers. Wipers back on, etc. I also found a loose screw at the front of the driver's mirror behind the small sail panel on the door. I hope that fixes the mirror wobble at high speeds.
07-29-2024, 08:06 PM
