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Old 08-28-2007, 10:40 AM
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DO i want more negetive camber in the front or the rear. I have neg rear camber set to -1.2 what should i set the front to (adjustable camber arms)
Old 08-28-2007, 10:42 AM
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Old 08-28-2007, 01:01 PM
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...for gripping corners, duh!
Old 08-28-2007, 01:04 PM
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thank you
For griping corners is correct, Very Very agressive street, and track. ALOT OF autocross
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-1.2 in the rear isn't nearly enough then, you should be at least at -2.5 all around
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Well i have wide tires, and very stiff suspension with sways, Mainly i dont run huge camber becouse i cant afford the tire wear. Ultimatly which end needs more camber front or rear.
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i don't get it, you want very aggressive camber for the street and autocross, but you are worried about tire wear? You can't really have both
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you should start at 1 or 1.5 all around. then go from there.
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1.5 might be an all around good starting point for you. It will give a "little bit" of both worlds, such as tire wear and traction.
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-2 worked AWESOME for me at all 4 corners, and wear was not bad as far as inside edges with front tires lasting 20K miles...rears were much diff lol.
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I realize that everyone really is well meaning, but,.... I cannot stress this enough, use NO one else's camber numbers, period. Bottom line is if you want to know what the correct camber settings are their is one and only one way to get the CORRECT settings. You must invest in a tire temp gauge and test. Use the tire temp gauge (pyrometer) to set the camber so that you have the correct temp spread between the inner, middle and outside treads. Get that correct and bam you have your correct camber settings. Anything else is just guessing and totally not in your best intest.
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Originally Posted by Alberto
-2 worked AWESOME for me at all 4 corners, and wear was not bad as far as inside edges with front tires lasting 20K miles...rears were much diff lol.
i wonder why............

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I run -3.5 front and -1.8 rear and it handles amazing. A more ideal setting if tire wear is a consideration would be -2.5 front and -1.5 rear. As long as the fronts aren't toed out your tread should last a while.
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