Toe out front static alignment
Toe out front static alignment
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This is fairly common among auto crossers and some road racers to improve on center steering response for turn in at the expense of braking stability usually. I dont understand how toe OUT up front improves on center response, it seems counter intuative. Unless drag forces from inside tire are greater than i expect. Can anyone shed some insight?





RE: Toe out front static alignment
To eliminate that problem, you add toe out to counter balance that camber force, hence no left and right wheels fighting one another in straight line.
But as soon as you start to turn the steering wheel, camber gain appears quickly, thus still improving your steering response.
RE: Toe out front static alignment
Twitchiness is something that can be lived with during autocross where the car is at relatively low speed and hardly ever in "steady state". Not so nice at higher speed on a road course.
Norm
RE: Toe out front static alignment
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Pat
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RE: Toe out front static alignment
I think when the wheelbase length and track width are fairly to each other (square car), and given high steer angles, the longitudinal component of the steered wheel can create a yaw moment into the turn (inside wheel), while the same component of the outside wheel is stabilizing (out of the turn).