Repair Procedure: Toe

Toe is a measurement of how much the front of the wheels are turned in or out from the straight-ahead position.

Fig 1: Checking Toe

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TOE SPECIFICATIONS

Item	Description
A - B < 0	Positive (+) toe (toe in)
A - B > 0	Negative (-) toe (toe out)

When the wheels are turned in toward the front of the vehicle, toe is positive (+) (toe in). When the wheels are turned out toward the front of the vehicle, toe is negative (-) (toe out). Toe is measured in degrees, from side to side, and totaled.

FRONT

Toe-in (B-A or angle a+b) is adjusted by turning the tie rod turnbuckles. Toe-in on the left front wheel can be reduced by turning the tie rod toward the rear of the car. Toe-in change is adjusted by turning the tie rods for the right and left heels simultaneously at the same amount as follows.

Standard value:

Toe-in

Total: 0° ± 0.2°

Individual: 0° ± 0.1°

NOTE:

Toe-in adjustment should be made by turning the right and left tie rods at the same amount.
When adjusting toe-in, loosen the outer bellows clip to prevent twisting the bellows.
After the adjustment, tighten the tie rod end lock nuts firmly and reinstall the bellows clip.
Adjust each toe-in to be the range of ± 0.1°.

Tie rod (A) Specified torque Nm (kgf.m, lb-ft):

70 ~ 80 (7 ~ 8, 50.6 ~ 57.8)

Fig 2: Adjusting Toe (Front)

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REAR

Standard value:

Toe-in

Total: 0.26° ± 0.2°

Individual: 0.17° ± 0.1°

Adjust the toe-in by turning the cambolt of the assist arm.

Left cambolt: Clockwise → toe-in

Right cambolt: Clockwise → toe-out

The variation of toe by a rotation of the cambolt: About 0.3°

CAUTION:

Each toe should be within ± 0.1°.
If the difference between right and left is not within ± 0.2°, repeat adjustment.
After adjusting the cambolt, tighten the nut to the specified torque.

Fig 3: Rear Cambolt

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Specified torque

90 ~ 120 Nm (9 ~ 12 kgf.m, 65.1 ~ 86.8 lb-ft)