I did a search on alignment setups. I found that alot of ppl are going with 1/8th total toe out on the front and 0 on the rear. Now my question is is that 1/8th total toe in degrees or in inches?
Thanks

 

The term 1/8 total toe usually means inches. However, most alignment machines measure in degrees (because it's not dependent on wheel size like inches is). The issue of converting inches to degrees was discussed today in the rrax forum https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1167604. To convert from inches to degrees you need to plug your tire diameter into the equation.

 

stuff like this reminds me of the golden days here way back when

 

So another words, it needs to be .11 degrees out on each side to total .22 degrees or 1/8th of an inch, correct? Thats what I was thinking but was not 100% sure. Thanks for the help.

 

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Ok, one thing though. Unless you autoX regularly, I personally would recommend that you go 0 toe up front. If you actually drive 75-80mph on consistent basis, I don't really see the point of have 1/8th toe out. 0 toe is so much more stable and you can feel it at high speeds. I tried 1/8th toe in my first R, and I'm just sticking w/ 0 toe on my 2nd R. 0 toe to me is more pleasant to drive under all coditions (note: I don't autoX or HPDE in the car anymore.)

 

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i agree...also extends the life of your tires if you daily drive your car

 

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this is what I went with and made me very happy both on the street and track.

 

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those are my measurements.. mine is actually slightly less than 1/8" out with that, when switched to my now normal track tires.. on azenis, you would want .15 per side, or .3 overall out(read as negative values on most machines if I am not mistaken)..

 

Hey Marc, good to see you around I personally like 1/16" toe each side up front, it gives a crisper turn-in. Like other have said, toe out up front comes at a sacrifice of high-speed straight-line stability. That's ok for the track, but not desirable for a street car.

 

Ill see if I can bring a Hunter DSP400 to Expo.