how low a drop before cambers needed?
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how low a drop before cambers needed?
I was going to get eiback sport kit springs, which are a 1.7"/1.5" front/rear, with KYB AGX's, but will the negative camber effect my handling or will a small amount be good for it(or so I hear)? if not, how much negative camber actually helps handling?
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Re: how low a drop before cambers needed? (msinsky14)
he's saying his camber is 1.5 degree's and to make sure he doesn't wear the tires faster then usual he corners harder. instead of going around a corner way slow
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Re: how low a drop before cambers needed? (msinsky14)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by msinsky14 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what do u mean? is 1.5 degrees help handling?</TD></TR></TABLE>
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i'm not sure if there's any one thing that improves handling than negative camber. fine, there might be, but negative camber = good for handling.
as long as you don't have -5 degrees it's fine.
Also, camber is not a tire wearing angle. Toe is. Lower the car, get the toe set to zero, and don't worry about the camber kit, unless you want to tune the camber to affect vehicle dynamics/handling/etc.
for a street car they're really not necessary. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something.
yes yes yes yesyesyesyesyesyesyes
i'm not sure if there's any one thing that improves handling than negative camber. fine, there might be, but negative camber = good for handling.
as long as you don't have -5 degrees it's fine.
Also, camber is not a tire wearing angle. Toe is. Lower the car, get the toe set to zero, and don't worry about the camber kit, unless you want to tune the camber to affect vehicle dynamics/handling/etc.
for a street car they're really not necessary. Anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something.
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Re: how low a drop before cambers needed? (bad-monkey)
Actually, doesn't camber affect how your tires wear down? Negative camber means that the inside of the tires wear down faster than the outside, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Re: how low a drop before cambers needed? (thegeorge613)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thegeorge613 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Actually, doesn't camber affect how your tires wear down? Negative camber means that the inside of the tires wear down faster than the outside, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also, camber is not a tire wearing angle. Toe is. Lower the car, get the toe set to zero, and don't worry about the camber kit, unless you want to tune the camber to affect vehicle dynamics/handling/etc. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Did you miss that part?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also, camber is not a tire wearing angle. Toe is. Lower the car, get the toe set to zero, and don't worry about the camber kit, unless you want to tune the camber to affect vehicle dynamics/handling/etc. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Did you miss that part?
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Re: how low a drop before cambers needed? (thegeorge613)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thegeorge613 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Actually, doesn't camber affect how your tires wear down? Negative camber means that the inside of the tires wear down faster than the outside, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong.</TD></TR></TABLE>
it's a common misconception that camber wears tires, but it's generally not true. unless you're running a LOT, it's not gonna affect tire wear in a major way. Sure, but the time you hit the cords on a set of tire, there might be a slight difference from inside to outside, but it's a negligible difference.
the reason why this happens is that tires are compliant enough to redistribute the load they're under evenly across the contact patch. that means that effectively there isn't any more pressure on the insides than the outsides. When you get to a point where the tire can't compensate for the angle, then you might see some wear.
Toe is a much more dangerous angle, for obvious reasons.
it's a common misconception that camber wears tires, but it's generally not true. unless you're running a LOT, it's not gonna affect tire wear in a major way. Sure, but the time you hit the cords on a set of tire, there might be a slight difference from inside to outside, but it's a negligible difference.
the reason why this happens is that tires are compliant enough to redistribute the load they're under evenly across the contact patch. that means that effectively there isn't any more pressure on the insides than the outsides. When you get to a point where the tire can't compensate for the angle, then you might see some wear.
Toe is a much more dangerous angle, for obvious reasons.
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