toe-in

Front wheels angled

Toe-in is the slight inward angling of a vehicle's front wheels, where the fronts point toward each other more than the rears do.

This alignment setting affects steering response and tire wear: The mechanic adjusted the toe-in to reduce uneven tread wear.

The opposite condition is toe-out.

Toe-in also appears in audio, where speakers are angled toward the listening position.

automotive

alignment

Correct relative positioning

  • camberDesigned surface curvature
  • casterRolling furniture attachment
  • wheelRotating circular frame

steering · suspension · tracking · tire wear · axle · geometry · adjustment · handling · understeer · front-end

aviation

landing gear

Aircraft ground support apparatus

shimmy · steering · aircraft · touchdown · crosswind · tire wear · alignment · strut · tracking · dampening

pigeon-toed

gait

Locomotion pattern

orthopedic · correction · children · metatarsus · physical therapy · bracing · alignment · pediatric · developmental · pronation

Categories
Opposites
wheel alignment direction

toe-insplay

Spread outward ungainly

splayed · duck-footed

alignment state

toe-inparallel

Equidistant at all points

Family

toeing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G