Setting toe, question on tie rod

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Going to re-set toe in the front after taking out the sport shims and was wondering which way to turn the tie rod to bring the wheels in (increase toe in). After taking out the sport shims, I went from zero toe to about 1/4" toe out (wasn't expecting that much toe). My target is 1/8" max toe out (Gingerman - 1.8 mile tight roadcourse, relatively short straights, 115mph or so).

Looking into the wheel well it seems as though turning the tie rod Counter Clockwise screws the tie rod into the tie rod end, thus bringing the tires in.

Can anyone confirm? It would save me one trial and error step.
 

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You are correct. For what it's worth, I've found that one complete 360 degree rotation on the tie rod will change your toe setting about 1/4". For Gingerman, above average amounts of toe out will help your corner entry significantly. I've run as much as 1/8" toe out on each front wheel at this track. This year I'll be using 1/16" on each front wheel. See you there.
 
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