TOE-IN & TOE-OUT
Front toe out is when the tires are farther apart in the front of the tire than the back. Toe in would be just the opposite. Front toe out is utilized to help prevent tire scrub while cornering. Street cars often the front wheels are set up with toe-in for good straight-line stability cornering is sacrefied. While Race cars are often set up with toe-out for for good cornering.
The majority of racing car setups usually require a setting of less than 0.125 out. It should be no less than .000 & no more than 0.175 out max. As a general rule, the smaller the track & tighter the turns, the more toe out you may need.
Too much toe out:
- Car feels difficult to turn into corner.
- Car may not take set in the corner.
- Car will want to push.
- Car may wander under heavy braking.
Too much toe in:
- Car turns into a corner quicker than it should with very little wheel movement.
- Car will feel loose upon entry into a corner & is generally unstable.
Front toe out isn't an adjustment that has to be changed or monitored as often as camber. Start with an adjustment of 0.050 & you will be close. Adjust the toe slightly only when the rest of the chassis is real close to being correct.
Normally a frontwheel-drive car has the tendency to understeer.Toe-out will induce a bit of oversteer, so it could compensate the frontwheel-driver's understeer.
