Quite easy: drive down freeway, swerve slightly left and right. If toe out in the rear, the car will feel like it's about to let the rear go everytime you swerve. Hard to explain but you'll know it's there cause you'll be pooing your pants if you don't realise it's there. The back end basically oversteers the front end, like a feeling that you are fishtailing everytime you turn at speed

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Lillee - 1969 Morris Mini K

I tried that, feels like you've hit a patch of oil or road sweep...

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

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Revive of thread.......

1/16" to out.... What is the distance between the measurements??

Is it taken off the rim??(10" apart?) or off the tyre?? (more like 16")

I am after a measurement so I can work out the angle between the wheels when adjusted to 1/16" toe.....

thanks

Minimad

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You can take the boy out of the racer.........but not the racer out of the boy!

PM send but here it is anyway.
From my BMC factory workshop manual (red cover) 1964-65-
"With car unladen, tyres at recommended pressure and steering in straight ahead position, each wheel should make an angle of 7° 30' with the longitudinal axis of the car.
When this angle is correct, TOE-OUT will be 1/16" (1.59mm).
Measurement must be taken on a 14-1/2" (368.3mm) diameter on the sidewall of the tyre, at a distance of 9.4" (239mm) above the road surface."

Bear in mind this was in 1964 or so, suspension was dry, tyres were crossply not radial, and ride heights were greater than anybody would use now.

I set mine about 1.5mm at the treads (10" wheels), and adjust it if I get uneven wear across the tyre.

<edit> typo, I had toe-IN not toe-OUT.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks again Drmini

I do tend to get uneven wear across the tyres...but I think this may come from just flogging it around the track more than an off toe setting

These measurements are exactly what I am looking for.

Minimad

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