how far neg in the front should i go on a FWD car, and still have decent wear on the street. the reason is i want it to handle alittle better for auto cross, and i was chunking the outside of my tires last event.

 

try -1.0.... then -1.5 see what works better with your setup.

Will
-who only has -0.7 on his front wheels.

 

i run -3 degrees on my fwd autocross/street car. i tear through tires anyway, so it didn't matter to me. how long do you want them to last?

 

93 civic hatch on Azenis

camber front - 1.6 rear - 1.2
toe (which wears tires more than camber) front 1/16" out on EACH side
rear - 0

I have completely perfect wear on my 3 sets of tires I've been thru with this setting

which includes a few 1000 mile trips
4 track days
backroad jaunts daily

my car is very nice with these settings and doesnt eat tires bad at all

 

Depends. Macpherson strut, double wishbone, leaf spring()?

You don't need as much static camber in a double wishbone setup as you would for a MacPherson strut, for example.

I ran -2 degrees in the front with my Macpherson struts and had minimal wear.

 

Try some caster.

http://www.whiteline.com.au/articles/RH_Civic95a.htm

That way, when the tires are straight, the bottoms are flat. When you turn, the tires lean in a bit. And, instead of just the outside tire ending up flat like with negative camber, BOTH tires lean into the turn, instead of the inside tire leaning WAY out of the turn.

[edit]

another good article:

http://www.advancedracing.com/grmart1.html



[Modified by Mojo-Jojo, 2:31 PM 7/24/2002]

 

Are the (Top Right) and (Top Left) wrong in these pictures. The descriptions seem right?

http://www.advancedracing.com/grmart1.html


[Modified by rex_boy, 4:00 AM 7/31/2002]

 

-2 degrees and about 1/8" total toe out in front. No tire issues, just even wear. Macpherson struts...

And i *know* Andy hates my 225/45's all the way around and lots of yummy camber...