Peter can you clarify - Did you mean "Pax should have more toe-out than my settings"?
It is true that the front wheels of a FWD car tend to *toe-in* under power.
Probably poly bushes reduce that effect slightly - good point I forgot about that!
So yes he could have slightly more toe-out I suppose, this would lead to the figures that PAx's dealer had - which seem fairly sane to me.
However I think Pax would still be fine with the settings since
when my first coilover kit was fitted by AD I didn't actually have poly bushes on the front and AD specified slighty less front toe-out than the (still modest amount) they do now. This was for a more powerful car than standard so it is possible that AD might have been playing a bit safe to maximize straight line stability and later changed to slightly more toe-out to increase turn-in.
The car still handled great though.
For Pax I would say that it is a choice between balancing
tyre life and slightly improved straight-line stability Vs very slightly reduced initial turn-in .
To be honest the GTA turns-in so quickly I don't think a minor reduction affects the handling too much.
Cheers,
TB
Originally Posted by Peter K
For front Toe it is worth considering if you have stock or poly bushes. Since TB's setting by AD is based on poly bushes, and because i have every confidence that AD would have taken this into consideration, then i would think Pax should set his with a bit more positive front toe then TB. A powerfull FWD like the GTA on stock rubber bushes, will create quite a bit of Toe in when the wheels are laden.