Alignment Q.

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Im about to do front alignment and probubly need to adjust toe-in. Is "0" toe acceptable? FSM says : Toe-in (total) 0.05' +- 0.10' (0.08 +- 0.16) and 1 +- 2mm. The way I read it zero toe-in is ideal, right?

 

[Sungod]

That is a simple question with a somewhat complicated answer. The easy answer is that toe should be at zero. The complication comes at the point that you are measuring toe. When you get an alignment your truck is not moving. So you have to compensate for that fact. Ideally your toe should be slightly positive or toe in on a rear wheel drive vehicle and slightly negative on a front wheel drive. The reason being is that as you accelerate with a rear wheel drive the front tends to lift and the wheels want to open up from being pushed. The reverse happens with a front wheel drive where the wheels from the torque of the drive want to close. Then throw in and AWD and it gets even more complicated. Typically the rules for a RWD apply to an AWD.

 

[mrrab]

Not to hijack, but what about camber after you've done a Daystar or 3" lift? You probably should have some negative camber, but how much?