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Camber is great but ....
After noticing the outside of my front tires are far more worn than the inside I gave it more camber.
I just pushed the top of the shock tower until it stopped. No pressure. My gauge is showing approx. 3/8" difference from the bottom to the top of my rim. My castor stayed the same. Should I be worried about damaging anything else that should be adjusted? I don't think so but thought I would ask. Anyone know what 3/8" on 16" Fuchs is in degrees? Thanks in advance. Rod BTW: Whole lotta fun in the corners this morning ![]()
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i just did a quick autocad drawing and the degrees works out to 1.34 degrees negative - this is good for a street driven car. i would not worry about wear on the inside edge at this camber setting. toe settings will have more wear on tires than camber. You should check the toe - it will change when the camber is changed.
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-1.301952673 degrees for 16" rims according to my calcs (elaborate spreadsheet formula I stole from somewhere on the net). Bear in mind, you want equal side to side & more on the rear.
Ian
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Don't forget the "edge" of 16" rims is more like 17" actual....edge-to-edge...
-Wil
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Thanks Guys.
The rims are 17" from where my "measuring tool" touches top to bottom of the rim. Last time I checked I was around 1.5 on the rears and they are measuring around 1/2". Visually the set up looks perfect. I checked the toe before changing the camber and it was a hair in. Would giving negative camber not bring the toe out and to 0 toe, which is what I want? It was too late last night to check.
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