Alpine 1968 Renault R8

[Steve Swan]

If you're Front end is anything like right, you'll feel slightly tracking adjustments. Try it about 1-2 mm toe in with the wide tyres. The problem trying to get these right is the camber changes on ride height which changes the toe quite a bit. Pick a spot and always adjust on that spot. They've also got masses of caster and KPI inbuilt as there's no weight up front. All this causes the toe to change, not an issue on 135's but can feel darty or understeery depending on circumstances with wider tyres. You have put some neggy on the front axle which helps get rid of the dartyness.

 

[Wheelers Workshop]

Hi Adey,
I set my tracking as a starting point on my R8G and Dauphine, by using a cheap Bosch Laser distance measurer, and when when lying down on the floor alongside the car, its possible to measure the wheel rims inside leading edges and trailing edges at a height of a good few inches off the floor, before things get in the way of the beams. Its not precise but its a staring point. Its also a one man job compared to string lines. I dare say that simple magnetic target strips could be attached to the inside of the steel wheel rims as well.
Cheers
Dave