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Hey y'all,
Well, cannot seem to get the toe in on my 1956 BN2/100M done right. I made up an alignment tool very similar to one done up by another BCF'er using an aluminum tube with the aluminum vertical pieces on each end to measure the distance from front and back sides of the tires/wheels. Place against the tire and then measure the gap. Problem is, I do this and although not quite to the factory spec of 1/16 to 1/8 toe in, it is obvious when looking at the tires in the wheel wells that one is very definitely pointing out where the other is parallel with the rear tire. So adjust it to where they appear correct visually, and I am way off on the measurements- about 1.5 inches too much toe in ! Could obviously be me and or the tool I made up, but really got me scratching my head. Would using a wooden dowel as a straight edge placed low on each front tire so you can get under the frame in the rear work to measure the toe in ? Seems like it would be easier and leave less chance for error doing it the other way. In my case, the passenger side tire/wheel is the one appearing to be way out more than the driver's side at least visually. And advice, etc really appreciated !
Thanks and Happy New Year,
Mike
Well, cannot seem to get the toe in on my 1956 BN2/100M done right. I made up an alignment tool very similar to one done up by another BCF'er using an aluminum tube with the aluminum vertical pieces on each end to measure the distance from front and back sides of the tires/wheels. Place against the tire and then measure the gap. Problem is, I do this and although not quite to the factory spec of 1/16 to 1/8 toe in, it is obvious when looking at the tires in the wheel wells that one is very definitely pointing out where the other is parallel with the rear tire. So adjust it to where they appear correct visually, and I am way off on the measurements- about 1.5 inches too much toe in ! Could obviously be me and or the tool I made up, but really got me scratching my head. Would using a wooden dowel as a straight edge placed low on each front tire so you can get under the frame in the rear work to measure the toe in ? Seems like it would be easier and leave less chance for error doing it the other way. In my case, the passenger side tire/wheel is the one appearing to be way out more than the driver's side at least visually. And advice, etc really appreciated !
Thanks and Happy New Year,
Mike