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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 03:46 AM
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Default Camber change/Toe change ratio?

Rather than doing empirical check on the alignment rack, I'd like to figure this out first (cheaper that way).

If I set the front camber at, say, -2.25 deg and the toe to 0, and then change the camber to -1.00 deg, the toe-in will increase (I think. Let's see. Decreasing camber moves the bottom of the wheel in. The steering arms outer end is below the wheel center on rear of the wheel. As the hub moves in, and the end of the steering arm stays in the same place, the front of the wheel also moves in. Yep.) . Does anyone know the ratio for the toe change for each degree of camber change, for a Civic/Teg?

It'd be nice if a degree of camber change would move the toe maybe 1/10". Then a nice track/autox setup like the -2.25 camber/0 toe above could go to -1.00 camber/ 1/8" toe in for the street with just a camber change. Then all I'd need to do would be to figure out how to put positive stops on a Skunk2 UCA at those camber settings.

Would this work, or am I just dreaming?
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Old Aug 3, 2002 | 03:16 AM
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Default Re: Camber change/Toe change ratio? (Geezer)

only way to find out is to put YOUR car on a rack with slip plates and see how it reacts.

Could work, but will require a friend with a empty rack, VERY hard to find!
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 07:52 AM
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Default Re: Camber change/Toe change ratio? (Geezer)

TTT. Help?
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Old Aug 6, 2002 | 10:13 AM
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Default Re: Camber change/Toe change ratio? (Geezer)

You could get a tape measure and measure off the front and rear of the tire. This will tell you your toe measurement. Make your camber change and then measure the toe again.

Try to find a level surface to work on, you may also want to scribe a line on the tire to make the measurement more accurate.
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