Toe Alignment Inches To Degree Conversion

toolmanmike said

If you have it on an alignment machine the steering wheel is centered and locked. Toe is adjusted on each side to equal the spec total. One side may have to be adjusted more or less than the other but it is all about correcting the toe spec and making the steering wheel straight. It has nothing to do with adjusting both sides equally.

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That’s not entirely true though. These cars have an equal length tie rod set up, so, if the steering gear is centered then the tie rod lengths should be relatively close to equal, or at least within the factory tolerances anyway.

Not all of the aftermarket steering wheels are set up with a master spline, so having the steering wheel straight might not reflect the steering gear being centered. Which means you wouldn’t get the same turning radius left and right.

The total toe should be split evenly between each side, and on these cars at least that should mean the adjustment is fairly close too, unless something is bent, which is a whole different issue.