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nightwalker · 01-14-2004, 12:21 PM

who knows how to do this? I put different wheels on, and now for some odd reason, I have horendous toe out on the passenger side. Don't feel like paying 60 for an allignment until I get my rear toe arms. I'm not looking for super accurate, just workable. I have like 4 degrees or something of toe out. YOu can tell just by looking at it!

Dousan_PG · 01-14-2004, 12:24 PM

toe in the front is adjusted by the TIE RODS
the endlink threads in and out. adjust there

nightwalker · 01-14-2004, 12:32 PM

thanks dori-mastah-dousana-pinko-gridzilla-man!

uiuc240 · 01-14-2004, 01:35 PM

wait wait...

you have 4 degrees of toe because you put new wheels on?

i'd be double-checking to make sure that those wheels were put on straight. are you sure the center bore fit over your hub properly? if not, they could be cockeyed and not snug to the hub. jack each wheel up and see if they spin smoothly or with a wobble.

Eric

nightwalker · 01-15-2004, 01:14 AM

well, I checked them at my friends house, and sure enough, the jack @ss of a ghetto shop that I took my car to to get the wheels mounted and balanced didn't mount my wheels onto my car correctly. So I took them off and redid them. Is A-OK now. Also learned how to adjust TOE.

Who said that you don't learn everything you need to know about life from Zilvia.net?

uiuc240 · 01-15-2004, 08:19 AM

To quote Kevin Spacey in American Beauty:

"I RULE!"

I'm glad it all worked out for you. Always be careful when taking your car to some shops. They're not always attentive. My friend had his wheels/tires rotated at a Discount Tire shop once, and they mis-torqued his NICE TSW wheels and it ended up working loose and destroying the wheel. :hammer:

Eric

01-14-2004, 12:21 PM	#1
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 46 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how do I adjust TOE on my front wheel? who knows how to do this? I put different wheels on, and now for some odd reason, I have horendous toe out on the passenger side. Don't feel like paying 60 for an allignment until I get my rear toe arms. I'm not looking for super accurate, just workable. I have like 4 degrees or something of toe out. YOu can tell just by looking at it! __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

01-14-2004, 12:24 PM	#2
Dousan_PG Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Orange County, California Age: 46 Posts: 16,640 Trader Rating: (23) Rides Gallery: Dousan_PG Feedback Score: 23 reviews	toe in the front is adjusted by the TIE RODS the endlink threads in and out. adjust there __________________ Aaron Pink GodziRa www.geocities.com/pink_godzira

01-14-2004, 12:32 PM	#3
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 46 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thanks dori-mastah-dousana-pinko-gridzilla-man! __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

01-14-2004, 01:35 PM	#4
uiuc240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Naperville, IL Age: 46 Posts: 2,093 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wait wait... you have 4 degrees of toe because you put new wheels on? i'd be double-checking to make sure that those wheels were put on straight. are you sure the center bore fit over your hub properly? if not, they could be cockeyed and not snug to the hub. jack each wheel up and see if they spin smoothly or with a wobble. Eric __________________ 2002 Mazda Protege5 1989 S13 w/SR20DET (sold)

01-15-2004, 01:14 AM	#5
nightwalker Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bay area Age: 46 Posts: 2,146 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well, I checked them at my friends house, and sure enough, the jack @ss of a ghetto shop that I took my car to to get the wheels mounted and balanced didn't mount my wheels onto my car correctly. So I took them off and redid them. Is A-OK now. Also learned how to adjust TOE. Who said that you don't learn everything you need to know about life from Zilvia.net? __________________ In life, we often cast the line of hope fishing for the best possible opportunity. Sometimes with enough effort, the things we catch are nothing short of amazing.

01-15-2004, 08:19 AM	#6
uiuc240 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Naperville, IL Age: 46 Posts: 2,093 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	To quote Kevin Spacey in American Beauty: "I RULE!" I'm glad it all worked out for you. Always be careful when taking your car to some shops. They're not always attentive. My friend had his wheels/tires rotated at a Discount Tire shop once, and they mis-torqued his NICE TSW wheels and it ended up working loose and destroying the wheel. :hammer: Eric __________________ 2002 Mazda Protege5 1989 S13 w/SR20DET (sold)