Setup Dev 07 - Toe
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Toe is known as either "toe-in" or "toe-out". It is measured by the angle at which the two wheels are pointing in/out from each other, as seen from above. The "toe" plays an important role in your car's straight line stability as well as its cornering characteristics. A standard passenger car has some toe-in built into the alignment for stable straight line driving. This toe-in is what allows you to let go of the steering wheel in your passenger and the car will continue to travel in a straight line. Toe-in will induce understeer in the corner as both wheels are pushing inwards and against each other to maintain that stability. Toe-out will reduce straight line stability, quite possibly to the point of the car 'wandering' left and right when trying to drive a straight line. Toe-out does offer more grip while turning as the tires are not fighting against each other. It can also be argued that Toe (in or out) adds friction and drag, slightly reducing your top speeds. In the setup menus, we are adjusting the amount of "Toe In". The more positive the number, the more toe-in we are dialing into our setup. A negative number will result in toe-out and is what you are wanting in your setup. Generally an eighth to quarter of a degree will do the trick, though I have found myself being more aggressive with this setting at tighter tracks. Of course, I am speaking about the front toe setting. Rear toe-out is never ideal. However, you can use more rear toe-in as another way to settle the rear of the car. After changing your toe settings, recheck each of your tire temperatures and make pressure changes as needed.
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