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I've Set the Front Toe, It Measures Right But It Doesn't Look Right

I understand alignment pretty well, but am still confused about setting Toe. Using my Fastrax alignment tool, you measure the difference across the front of the two tires, and the backs of them. The difference is total toe. Right now I have about 1/8" toe in which is fine, but my outer tie rod threads are not even. One is turned in quite a bit more than the other. Is it possible to have correct alignment like this? Are even threads on the tie rods just a matter of centering the steering wheel? I can take the steering wheel off and center it manually for that matter. 

This is a new rack. I thought I had it evened up when I put it on, but obviously not. I have driven it a little, and seems to be okay, but it still bugs me. Looking at the front of the car, one tire appears to be toed out from the body more than the other, even though toe is correct. 

 

Last edited by George P
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