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Range Rover Blues:
The back bar adjusts the toe-in, the front bar centres the steering wheel.

Litch:
"dont worry most of them dont go in a straight line!   i just got used to it...cant drive a normal car now "

Unless they are set up correctly of course!


With everything working and adjusted as it should be then the vehicle should steer straight and go around corners smoothly. As long as nothing is worn/mis-adjusted then things which will prevent this are oversized and/or mud pattern tyres which will obviously have an effect on road-holding (BFG Muds have excelent road-holding qualities and 265/75 is not oversized) or a suspension lift which will increase the COG and increase the body-roll/stability.
A normal spec or slightly modded vehicle should have no abnormal handling characteristics, if it has then there is something wrong but most of the likely causes seem to have been listed in the previous posts.

In reply to an earlier question, mis-adjusted tracking WILL have an effect on handling and tyre wear. Doing it buy eye is ok as a get you home but rapid tyre wear will follow and handling will be compremised. Once again this might not be so apparent on a vehicle which does not handle too well anyway but if the rest of the vehicle is set-up correctly then it is very apparent (been there).

bombx3:
i have now adjusted my toe  and it has made a big difference.i have to get  my tyres resealed so i will get it all checked on the lazer.any one no why it should be out so much

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