Camber Adjustment

Rory

Rory

Lifer
Quick question folks,

With the camber plates, do you adjust the strut out for negative camber or vice versa?
Reason i ask is, that the strut mounting is above the center of the hub, so im thinking that it will be the opposite?

Cheers
Rory
 
GTti

GTti

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In towards the engine will give you negative camber. Why are you wanting to adjust the camber? Negative camber will be beneficial when pressing hard into corners so the tyre has maximum contact with track surface. Will do nothing for straight line apart form wear the inside of your tyres. Toe can be set to give you good straight line stability.
 
scaraveos

scaraveos

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Up to -1.5 camber for road use is OK. Further than that is nonsense. Tyre contact at straight will be decreased and will result to uneven tyre wear and decreased braking power. Wheels we lock more easyly. Furthermore you may deal with steering wheel pulling left / right on street's abnormalities.
 
Rory

Rory

Lifer
Gtti - Thanks for the reply, but who says im not doing track days shortly? Yes negative camber will help slightly, as when a car launches, the front wheels go into a positive camber position............. Not rocket science.

scaraveus - Yep i do know this, but thanks anyway
 
Rory

Rory

Lifer
Yes i do run a softer preasure,the rest of the quarter i have no problem with.
Im not going to go over the top with this, but i need this car to turn in slightly better, and yes ill be putting a bit of toe in.
 
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Toby@ToyTuning.com

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You can buy camber lazer gauges but it's best to get it done properly, okay for a temp setup. Drifters use them to perferct there setup and can get them if you need from Sard.

Rory is right with the launches and straight line as it does produce a little negateive camber but bare in mind Toyota dial in a little positive camber to counteract this. You ideally want the tire as flat as possible with the small fluctuations of camber in mind. For the circuit then that's a different story, I run up to 3 degrees neg!

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GTti

GTti

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3 degrees :D

As Toby said a decent motorsport company will set up your cars geometry, it's something I would leave to the experts.
 
GTti

GTti

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Most production cars have slight positive camber to reduce cornering power at the front. This way the car will gradually understeer until traction is lost, considered much safer than oversteer for a road going car.
 
aaronw

aaronw

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i know what you mean about inside tread goin ,my cusco coilovers are set up great,from japland,and the inner tread is nearly gone on the front
 
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king_stu

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Think its time me and the world of camber settings had a little meeting....lol. Always something new to learn and try. This may sound like a dumb question, but if you change the camber (be it + or -) will this have a affect on the alignment? (i.e. if yours is set for straight no toe in or toe out?).
 
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steveep82

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Toby said:
You can buy camber lazer gauges but it's best to get it done properly, okay for a temp setup. Drifters use them to perferct there setup and can get them if you need from Sard.

Rory is right with the launches and straight line as it does produce a little negateive camber but bare in mind Toyota dial in a little positive camber to counteract this. You ideally want the tire as flat as possible with the small fluctuations of camber in mind. For the circuit then that's a different story, I run up to 3 degrees neg!

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Is your car done then? If so, get some pics up!
 
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