Thread: homemade toe in tool ideas

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I'd like to build a toe in bar
do you guys have a Idea ?

I bought a old SnapOn tire scriber that you jack the front up and put this scribe deal in front of the tire then rotate the tire leaving a mark all around
but never got any instructions with it.
The toe in has to be set with the weight on the wheels --Correct?
This is a two man operation.

The bar I'd like so I could do the job by myself
any links to building one or what do you guys use?
hank

For rough setting the toe to make it drivable to an alignment rack I just use one of those sliding curtan rods that have about a 4" "leg" at each end. If I need more reach to clear some components I tape on pencils, dowels, whatever.

I use a plumb bob to drop a mark to the floor from the center rib of the tires, both front and back - then I measure between the marks. About as simple as it gets.

great ideas guys thanks
Do the wheels have to be on the ground or not to do the adjustment.

We live out in the sticks and the closest alignment shop is 350 miles away down a mostly dirt road.
Any good reference books you would recommend on front end work?
thanx
hank

Do it on the ground - although I'm not sure it makes much difference if you have a solid axle.

thanks guys
in this case the adjustment is on my daughters Volvo with McPherson struts
I'm off to start my google searchs
hank