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Old 09-15-2020, 07:20 AM   #20
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Default Re: how many tie rod turns equates to 1/16 inch toe in change ?

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Originally Posted by johnbuckley View Post
Yes Brent in Oh C post #12... the Ford manuals indicate measuring and gives toe for, a couple of inches from the perimeter, and Jim/GApost #16-the same thought came to me over night ...I agree.. so recalculating post #10...ONE full turn equates to 3/8 inch change of toe in measured at side walls.
No, I meant 3/8 turn gives 1/16" change in toe-in, because that was the question you first asked.

And I'm not 100% sure of that because I did not calculate it myself. I took Ryan's answer and divided by 2.

I know from experience of setting toe-in on many Model A's over the years that it is a very sensitive adjustment. It is easy to overshoot where you wanted to end up.

You need to find 2 different references in the Service Bulletins about setting toe-in. The first (earlier) one has the diagram and instructions on HOW to measure it (where, and how many inches up from the ground). But the actual toe-in spec given there is replaced in a later bulletin with the 1/16"+/-1/32" spec that we try to get.
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