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Old 08-15-2015, 04:25 PM
Mike D Mike D is offline
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It's unusual for toe to cause a steady "pull" unless combined with a different factor such as road gradient. Here in AZ we have pretty flat roads (with the exception of the chuckholes) so we don't usually have too much pitch to the road surface.

If the toe is "in" too much you would get a "skittish" feel to the steering and the tires would show an unusual "feathering" on the outside edge of the tires. By "skittish" I mean a hyper sensitive sensation where the car seems to overreact to mild changes in direction. "Twitchy" I guess you could call it.

Too much toe out would give you a "dead" feeling to the steering. There would be a tendency for the car to "swoop" and "dive" along wear tracks or uneven patches of the road surface. You know, like anywhere in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Wear will show on the inside edges.

Use the palm of your hand to compare the front and rear edges of the tires to see if you can feel any differences. You can use the rear tires as a guide.

There is no "left" or "right" toe. It is the measurement of the total deviation.
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