How We Test Alignment
Toe-in/toe-out The wheels’ oblique alignment in relation to each other (horizontal line). |
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Out of square The axles’ oblique alignment in relation to the truck and trailer’s centreline (horizontal line). |
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Camber Another word for wheel inclination (vertical line). |
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Caster Another word for axle inclination. Axle inclination refers to the inclination of kingpins forwards or backwards. |
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KPI The sideways inclination of the kingpin. |
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Toe-out on turn (TOOT) The difference between how much to the left respective to the right the front wheel turns in a cornering manoeuvre. |
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Maximum turn The upper limit for how much a wheel can turn during a cornering manoeuvre. |
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