Originally Posted by
old mechanic
Take a tape measure and measure the toe of the rear axle.
Same groove in both rear tires, front and back of each tire, as high as you can without hitting anything with the tape, same height front and rear.
The difference is your toe in, less distance in front versus the back of the tire.
/\ That is toe in, you want ||, that is 0 toe in and that is what MINE measures. I get it by applying tension to the rear of the lower spring perches with two steel rods and a turnbuckle. The left (drivers) side rod is short, right is much longer.
I'll get some photos.
Next step for me is to use a come-along to make the toe permanent and eliminate the tension rods and turnbuckle.
I'll get you a photo.
I have straightened a gun barrel and shot the gun, an ancient Martini in .303 Brit.
The axle is (according to member 3dplane) spring steel and it does not like to bend requiring much more bend that you would think to hod the desired different shape.
regards
mech
What's the purpose of having one shorter than the other old mech.?
I'll have to take a look under the car when I get back to see what I could reasonably do myself. If what I hear is correct, For any amount of correction I'd need a tie-rod or steel cable capable of withstanding constant loads around ~3-400 Lbs with shock loads around ~700 Lbs (bumps).
I don't even know if I could ratchet a cable between the perches tight enough to have any effect. No good tools, etc. Just plain old wrenches for me...
I have my appointment with the dealer in an hour. Let's see what it truly is before I have my freak out.
__________________________________________
View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 51.7 mpg (US) ... 22.0 km/L ... 4.6 L/100 km ... 62.0 mpg (Imp)