Toe-Out On Turns
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Toe-out on turns is relative positioning of front wheels while steering through a turn. See Fig 1 . This compensates for each front wheel's turning radius. As vehicle encounters a turn, outboard wheel must travel in a larger radius circle than inboard wheel. The steering system is designed to make each wheel follow its particular radius circle. To accomplish this, front wheels must progressively toe outward as steering is turned from center. This eliminates tire scrubbing and undue tire wear when steering a vehicle through a turn.