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[omega3000]

ps never thought steve I coulda popped in to see ya! 

You could have mate , and seen my new spanker car 

[Webby the Bear]

ps never thought steve I coulda popped in to see ya! 

You could have mate , and seen my new spanker car 

to be fair id have had a grotty 17 year old in toe though as I gave one of the morons a lift 

hows she running mate?

[omega3000]

Golden bullet is running sweet mate  Wearing my rear tyres out quite rapidly 

[Webby the Bear]

Golden bullet is running sweet mate  Wearing my rear tyres out quite rapidly 

 

one of the lads who put his car on the alignment machine (lowered fiesta) found his fronts were out by 2 degrees  no wonder he said it ran like a bag of shite! I adjust the tie rod for him to bring it in to spec... I just kept on turning...and turning... his tyres were shot!

[omega3000]

Golden bullet is running sweet mate  Wearing my rear tyres out quite rapidly 

 

one of the lads who put his car on the alignment machine (lowered fiesta) found his fronts were out by 2 degrees  no wonder he said it ran like a bag of shite! I adjust the tie rod for him to bring it in to spec... I just kept on turning...and turning... his tyres were shot!

 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Sounds more fundamental, if you adjust the tie rod then it should change the toe, shot tyres or not.

[Webby the Bear]

Sounds more fundamental, if you adjust the tie rod then it should change the toe, shot tyres or not.

oh it did come in to spec.... eventually lol it just took a lot of turns when usually an adjustment is done with 1/4 to 1/2 a turn lol

[Webby the Bear]

ps, as mentioned the readings for toe on the O/S front is a single minute out when using WIM spec...... is a minute an amount that's going to have a bearing? im going to alter it anyway when ive done my bushes as we can request access to corby.....but I just want to know for whilst driving around before that...and also from learning point of view

[TheBoy]

The thrust angle (set by rear toe) absolutely must be 0.00 on an Omega, to prevent pulls. 0.01 doesn't appear to be good enough - although maybe more pronounced with wider, lower profile tyres.

[Webby the Bear]

The thrust angle (set by rear toe) absolutely must be 0.00 on an Omega, to prevent pulls. 0.01 doesn't appear to be good enough - although maybe more pronounced with wider, lower profile tyres.

Ok thanks. How do you adjust the rear toe?

[TheBoy]

The thrust angle (set by rear toe) absolutely must be 0.00 on an Omega, to prevent pulls. 0.01 doesn't appear to be good enough - although maybe more pronounced with wider, lower profile tyres.

Ok thanks. How do you adjust the rear toe?

By adjusting the rear track rods, which will be seized.

On the Omega, adjusting the rear track rods also affects rear camber, so there will always be an element of compromise. I'd compromise rear camber more than rear toe.

[Webby the Bear]

The thrust angle (set by rear toe) absolutely must be 0.00 on an Omega, to prevent pulls. 0.01 doesn't appear to be good enough - although maybe more pronounced with wider, lower profile tyres.

Ok thanks. How do you adjust the rear toe?

By adjusting the rear track rods, which will be seized.

On the Omega, adjusting the rear track rods also affects rear camber, so there will always be an element of compromise. I'd compromise rear camber more than rear toe.

Oh goody 

So its a case of adjusting the rear track rods (if possible due to the sezing) to bring the thrust angle in spec whilst maintaining rear camber in spec. this sounds straight forwad to me..... but I assume its not as everything omega is a PITA to do...or so it seems 

[Webby the Bear]

ps presume its this that adjusts...

[05omegav6]

Yup

They are available new as complete assemblies from Allgerman amongst others...

Probably also from the firm I linked for the wishbones etc

[Webby the Bear]

Yup

They are available new as complete assemblies from Allgerman amongst others...

Probably also from the firm I linked for the wishbones etc

nice one mate