By Slider on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 07:14 am: Edit

Obviously...the adjustments sr all in the track rod...that's not my question.

Where do you guys measure from?...inside of rims??

Outside of tire seems inaccurate due to the big (out-of-round) tires.

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 07:25 am: Edit

yes, there's a little slop in the measurement system if you use the front and back inside of tires. Better yet to do your best measuring tire-to-tire or rim-to-rim and then take her for a test drive. I set mine dead even (no toe in or out) by measuring as closely as possible, and then confirming with a length of wire (string stretched too much). When I was able to just barely touch each end of the wire to each tire front & back, I knew they were more or less even. Test driving changes the measuring spot on the tires, so several measurments and test drives should even out the little differences. I'd have to consult my Land Rover published manuals to be sure, but I think that the factory calls for dead even or up to 2mm toe out (or is that toe in? can't remember right now, but I'd be happy to check if someone else doesn't chime in). Hope this helps.

By dom on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 07:30 am: Edit

measured from inside of rims.

don't remember the exact numbers but the front measurement was 1/4 inch wider than the back measurement (front and back of rim).
apparently this is good.

By Slider on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 07:33 am: Edit

Why would there be any toe in or out at all??
Not that 2mm is gonna make a difference with MT 265's anyhow!

Blue...the wire thing is a good idea!

By Slider on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 07:36 am: Edit

In theory, I guess if the distance in the front is wider than the distance in the rear....the truck would track better on the highway...and, "sort of", castor itself back to center better???


Am I right?

But a .25" seems to be a lot??

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 07:55 am: Edit

2mm = 0.078"

Toe-out setting should be between 0 and 0.08".


-L

By Kyle on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 08:14 am: Edit

You can get the most accurate measurement by jacking the tire up off the ground and spinning it on a sharp stationary object. This will score a straight line all the way around the tires tread. Do that on both tires and use that as your measuring point.

Kyle

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 08:16 am: Edit

2mm is obviously not much at all, especially with wide & tall rubber & lugs. With these 4WD, solid axle, simple yet elegant suspension beasts, straight ahead is all you need.

By Pete Walker on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 10:47 am: Edit

Going back to my Agricultural engineering days, we were taught that 4WD Tractors (See the similarity) should have a slight Toe-Out, as they are a powered wheel which effectively pulls them parallel when driven, whereas non-driven front wheels should Toe-In slightly as they go parallel when "pushed" by the rears.

I guess the same theory would apply in Landies case.

By Slider on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 11:14 am: Edit

interesting PETE!!!

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 11:19 am: Edit

does this mean I can hoe my row with my Disco?

By gil on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 11:59 am: Edit

slider you get new shoes? i thought you were running 235s??

By Moe (Moe) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 12:23 pm: Edit

>does this mean I can hoe my row with my Disco?

Yes, but it will be hard row to hoe

By Moe (Moe) on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 12:24 pm: Edit

Does this mean that with a TT in front, slight toe out becomes more critical?

By John on Thursday, October 04, 2001 - 12:27 pm: Edit

no, caster becomes less critical...