how do you adjust toe-in?

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how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #15 – November 30, 2010, 10:38:13 PM

cool i'll try it

how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #16 – December 01, 2010, 12:41:25 AM

...Sarjxxx. Remove the boot from the steering rack, and you'll see the flats that you're supposed to use to turn the inner tie rod. You loosen the Jamnut for the outer tie rod(Green arrow) then turn the inner rod by the rack. You shouldn't need to hold the large nut that attaches to the steering rack while doing this, but it can't hurt.

Also be aware that if the boot isn't secured back in place well enough, you may get a slow drip of ATF if your rack isn't in the best shape.

how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #17 – December 01, 2010, 05:53:50 PM

i thought his question was fox related because i was going to suggest checking the strut top thingy and see if it moved. my ps wheel was visibly toe out and the cause was the strut top lossened up and shifted(visble by the sed paint and sheered off pin). 2 minutes and a big ratchet fixed that up.
it wore my tire out pretty fast like that.

how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #18 – December 01, 2010, 09:34:25 PM

it was a fox question. we just got a little off topic lol

thx, I don't think my strut's out of line but I'll check tomorrow.

how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #19 – December 01, 2010, 10:20:16 PM

Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;343835

It is easier to replace the control arms than to have the balljoints pressed out, then have new ones pressed back in. Oh, and a word of advice on parts, Moog and Motorcraft are the only way to

The ball-joints on the MN-12 aren't like the Fox cars. They can't be removed and pressed back in. They're physically part of the upper (and lower) control arm. Super Coupe Performance is where I got mine from. Bill sells good shiznit, y0

Quote from: sarjxxx;343847

I gotta go over my whole front end on that car at some point anyway. I think sometime (probably late) next year after money picks back up and the cougar is up and running I'm gonna start attacking the suspension on the bird.

I got this weird pop in my front end when I accelerate too hard and the front end lurches up and then pop again when it comes back down and sometimes during hard bumps or potholes too. I'm not sure whats doing it... I tried to figure it out before but I couldn't isolate it. I'm sure its not good whatever it is.

Not to burst your bubble, but the popping is probably the upper ball joint.

You should figure it'll be about 150$ for the upper control arms & another 150$ for the lower control arms. So, I would do the UCA's then go to the LCA's. They're a piece of cake to change. My wife's older boy & I tackled them in the better part of 8 hours.

You'll need an 18mm wrench ...although I recall using a 19mm somewhere on the upper. I'll see if I can find the pics from when I did mine.

how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #20 – December 02, 2010, 08:21:55 PM

Quote from: Scott D;343982

The ball-joints on the MN-12 aren't like the Fox cars. They can't be removed and pressed back in. They're physically part of the upper (and lower) control arm. Super Coupe Performance is where I got mine from. Bill sells good shiznit, y0

They most certainly can be pressed out, and you can buy just the balljoints separate from the UCA. I don't recommend doing it this way, but it can be done. Do a search on Tccoa - plenty of people have done it that way.

how do you adjust toe-in?

Reply #21 – December 04, 2010, 10:55:52 AM

Quote from: jrad235;343864

...Sarjxxx. Remove the boot from the steering rack, and you'll see the flats that you're supposed to use to turn the inner tie rod. .

x2,, thats what the flat areas are for.