Rear Tow?

[OuTlAwZ]

What is its purpose and what is the general setting (bashing)?

The reason I ask is it looks like one of my rear tires is towed in more than the other. Also the dog bone seems to fall out often on that same side/tire!

CEN MT2

 

[sweetdiesel]

Check out this link, some excellent reading regarding aspects of alignment, suspension geometry, and car setup.

http://users.pandora.be/elvo/

 

[robriguez]

1) its toE not toW
2) it helps keep the car going straight

 

[OuTlAwZ]

1) its toE not toW
2) it helps keep the car going straight

Sorry D.O.C!

 

[mxermadman]

That is not all it does... check out a excelent hand book here http://download.teamassociated.com/pdf/RC_HandbookV2.pdf

 

[robriguez]

That is not all it does...

Actually, yes. Thats all it does. He was asking abour Rear Toe not front. By increasing the amount of negative toe, or toe-in, the transfer of power from the wheels to the ground is equalized (less rotational slippage and more forward thrust) and helps to provide a more stable driving platform. As the tires spin, because they are slightly pushing inwards against each other, it helps to keep the rear of the car planted in one spot rather than drifting from one side or another. This is especially important wen you have low traction (dirt).

The amount of Toe-In shouldbe exactly the same on both sides of your car/truck. One way of verifying this is to put on a set of rims with no tires and measuring from the front of the rim to the chassis on both sides. If the distance to the chassis is not the same, you have a problem. On most cars/trucks, rear toe is adjusted by use of a metal or plastic plate holding the hingpins to the lower control arms. This peice is most likely broken or loose, or misaliagned causing the toe to be out of whack.