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 Post subject: toe question
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:22 pm 
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what should I set my toe at ?


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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:00 pm 
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I'm not 100% and I'm sure someone else will chime in but I think it's 1/8".

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:19 pm 
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1/8" toe in is correct, at ride height.

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:17 pm 
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It needs to be 1/8 wider in the front(toed out)


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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:39 pm 
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I'm pritty sure it's toe in

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:35 am 
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I am with Mad Mike.. I have always adjusted for toe in.

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:49 am 
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You can run either way however there are disadvantages to both. Running toe in gives a much better stability at higher speeds however fights you in the turns. Toe out sucks at high speeds and the Buggy will wander all over however it works really well in the turns. The bottom line is toe in is the prefered way because the Stabilty it provides out ways the the extra steering effort required.

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:40 pm 
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OK, whatever you prefer. I like mine toed out, cause last time I checked we did a little bit of turning and not alot of straight aways.


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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:44 pm 
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I run mine toed out just a little bit because it makes a buggy oversteer instead of understeer. I like for the ass end to break loose before the front does so that I can steer with the throttle. You have to be super careful with it though because as you come out of a turn and lay into the power it will want to come around instead of pushing the front end. Most people don't like it that way but, if you are an experienced driver is usually a little faster with it toed out instead of in.

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:13 am 
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+1 Toed out

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
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mine is self adjusting acording to the size of the last big ass ROCK I hit :roll:


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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:12 pm 
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rockrockets1 wrote:
mine is self adjusting acording to the size of the last big ass ROCK I hit :roll:


Kinda what I was thinkin! LOL
If they are both facing in the general same direction, I'm good. They aint touching ground much when its time to use the throttle anyways! :P


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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:58 pm 
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front is so light trails so rough one wheel off the ground most off the time really cant tell the defference but i set mine 1/8 to a 1/4 in

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
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Mine is currently about 1/4" toe in. May need to check it once it gets driven a bit.

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
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if you just take one of the front tires off you dont need to set the toe !!

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
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I have always ran my front end toed in... after reading this post, I changed it to toe out.. Wow.. what a difference. It responds 10 times better. Careful on the road, around 60-70, the steering is almost too responsive to control.

I am not sure if I will keep it toed out but it worth giving it a try.

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 Post subject: Re: toe question
PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 1:56 pm 
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Were we ride at Haspin the ruts in the dirt from the trucks pulls our tires if we run toe out. And I put mine even on the road.

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