Should be 1/4" to 3/8" toed out.

 

I set mine dead straight ahead.

 

It should be toed OUT. Otherwise, your steering and handling will 'wander'. Mac is correct.

 

I don't think its going to make a ton of difference, as the handling more or less IMO is just the bigger heavier tires! they change everything, and the faster you go, the more it changes things!
odds are the tires are NOT balanced very well too, making matters worse at speed!
I always had mine toed in a hair, as when suspension happens, it tends to make them toe out, so having them in a little keeps them straight thru more shock ranges! or IMO it does!

 

But your suspension does not just move in one direction. You are correct that having them toed in slightly will cause them to be straight when the suspenion cycles upward. But just the same when the suspension drops down it will cause the toe in to increase. Having the wheels towed out slightly will make it handle and steer better. But as Jcoop suggested, how big the tires are is pretty important, it wont work miracles. Also if you've installed a lift kit, you should re-check everything because it will change after installation, and bigger lift kits will even cause the camber of the wheel to change significantly....

 

Mrbb has a point. How big a tire are you running? I have run up to a 33" tire on my Rincon and 30mph is really the limit. Things get sketchy fast.

 

Weight and shock on the suspension may slightly affect camber, but not toe.
Camber is the difference in distance between the tops and the bottoms of the tires.
TOE is the difference in distance between the fronts, and the rears of the tire.

You need to have some toe-OUT. If you do not have some toe-out, your tires will try to wander; especially if you have oversized tires. However, even with stock sized tires, Honda and all the other atv manufacturers specify a toe-out for their suspension alignments.

 

Weight and shock on the suspension may slightly affect camber, but not toe.
Camber is the difference in distance between the tops and the bottoms of the tires.
TOE is the difference in distance between the fronts, and the rears of the tire.

This is true for the rear suspension. But unbolt your shocks and cycle your front suspension up and down and see what happens.

 

So why did I have to adjust my tierods after installing a bracket lift?

 

I can tell you this, measure your Toe with it set straight ahead. Then let some one get on your quad, then measure the Toe again. If it does not change, I will send you a case of Frosty Beverages of your choice.

I adjusted mine with my son holding the bars straight and sitting on it. He got up, toed in?? Re adjusted, toed way out with me on ot. I tried factory specs, but needed less due to my weight.. 330lbs.

Bigger tires could be your problem, but not unless you are over a 27" or so