Negative Camber?
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Negative Camber?
My rear tires point outward ( / \ ) that means i have negative camber right? Will a camber kit that adjusts up to +4 be good enough for it?
I know you cant really tell me that from not seeing a picture, but is +4 good enough you think? THanks
I know you cant really tell me that from not seeing a picture, but is +4 good enough you think? THanks
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Re: Negative Camber? (jaydm ferio)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jaydm ferio »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My rear tires point outward ( / \ ) that means i have negative camber right? Will a camber kit that adjusts up to +4 be good enough for it?
I know you cant really tell me that from not seeing a picture, but is +4 good enough you think? THanks</TD></TR></TABLE>
Negative camber is when the top of the tire is further in than the bottom. This is a good thing for cornering, though excessive amounts can effect acceleration and braking.
I'm guessing you have an EK, which seem to have the most agressive rear camber curve. When I dumped my 00 GSR to the point of tucking tire, I only went up to -2.4* / -1.6* front / rear, which are perfectly acceptable values for daily driving, and not nearly enough camber for autocross or HPDE use.
If you just lowered the car, go get it aligned, and have them zero out the toe, not set it to stock specs. Stock calls for some rear toe in, which is good for creating understeer, but will cause faster tire wear especially with greater camber angles. If you set the toe to 0, you shouldn't experience "camber wear", even if you don't correct it. If you want to adjust rear camber, then 0 to +4 is more than enough adjustment.
Personally I'd be looking for ways to get more negative camber. Whats the point of reducing suspension travel, increasing ride harshness with stiffer springs, and spending all this time and money on suspension mods, if the car isn't going to be pushed in the turns? I'm currently running -4.0* / -1.4* camber on my daily driver, and need to get some more rear camber in there, but my car also doubles as an autocross and HPDE car.
I know you cant really tell me that from not seeing a picture, but is +4 good enough you think? THanks</TD></TR></TABLE>
Negative camber is when the top of the tire is further in than the bottom. This is a good thing for cornering, though excessive amounts can effect acceleration and braking.
I'm guessing you have an EK, which seem to have the most agressive rear camber curve. When I dumped my 00 GSR to the point of tucking tire, I only went up to -2.4* / -1.6* front / rear, which are perfectly acceptable values for daily driving, and not nearly enough camber for autocross or HPDE use.
If you just lowered the car, go get it aligned, and have them zero out the toe, not set it to stock specs. Stock calls for some rear toe in, which is good for creating understeer, but will cause faster tire wear especially with greater camber angles. If you set the toe to 0, you shouldn't experience "camber wear", even if you don't correct it. If you want to adjust rear camber, then 0 to +4 is more than enough adjustment.
Personally I'd be looking for ways to get more negative camber. Whats the point of reducing suspension travel, increasing ride harshness with stiffer springs, and spending all this time and money on suspension mods, if the car isn't going to be pushed in the turns? I'm currently running -4.0* / -1.4* camber on my daily driver, and need to get some more rear camber in there, but my car also doubles as an autocross and HPDE car.
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Re: Negative Camber? (TunerN00b)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunerN00b »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Negative camber is when the top of the tire is further in than the bottom. This is a good thing for cornering, though excessive amounts can effect acceleration and braking.
Personally I'd be looking for ways to get more negative camber. Whats the point of reducing suspension travel, increasing ride harshness with stiffer springs, and spending all this time and money on suspension mods, if the car isn't going to be pushed in the turns? I'm currently running -4.0* / -1.4* camber on my daily driver, and need to get some more rear camber in there, but my car also doubles as an autocross and HPDE car.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Negative camber is when the top of the tire is further in than the bottom. This is a good thing for cornering, though excessive amounts can effect acceleration and braking.
Personally I'd be looking for ways to get more negative camber. Whats the point of reducing suspension travel, increasing ride harshness with stiffer springs, and spending all this time and money on suspension mods, if the car isn't going to be pushed in the turns? I'm currently running -4.0* / -1.4* camber on my daily driver, and need to get some more rear camber in there, but my car also doubles as an autocross and HPDE car.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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