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Originally Posted by alamostation
Wow. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have never heard of this method, but sounds great.
I replaced an inner tie rod end on my MR2 last weekend and thought I kept the alignment as it was set, but it seems too twitchy, so I think I don't have enough toe-in. I will use your method to check it out.
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A quarter turn of the tire rod can almost be a full degree. So the slightest adjustment can make a big diff.
if you can no lock the steering wheel, then keep in mind any change (distance to string) is basically doubled. So if you check and you find that one wheel is not touching the string on the back outer side, dont adjust until it does touch. Adjust half way then play with the steering wheel to level it again then check. Otherwise you will end up with a steering wheel in a bad tilt.