Richard Askren wrote:
> What is a good compromise between tire wear and handling in regards to
> camber? Later on I will have Rota Slipstream 16" wheels and maybe Kumho
> 712's.
>From my experience, -1.5 deg camber front, -1.25 deg camber rear is a good compromise
>for tire wear and handling. I've gone through two sets of
high-performance street rubber and -1.7 deg hardly causes any uneven wear. There is a
little more on the inside edge, but it is only noticeable when you
start to get close to the wear bars in the tire. Truthfully, it's not the camber that
wears out tires as much as toe. While camber tilts the tire, any
toe adjustment other than zero causes the tire to "scuff" a little as you drive.
While a little toe-in causes better straight line stability and a
little toe-out causes better turn-in, the compromise is tire wear. The more toe you
add, the more wear you'll inflict on your tires and actually, the
more toe you have (pos or neg), the more HP you have to use up overcoming the
scuffing. While that power usage should be minimal, there have been tests
in the past that show better suspension alignment and minimal toe adj free up more
horsepower for acceleration. Also, this doesn't even get into how the
suspension looks when loaded, but I don't feel like tackling that right now.
Personally, I set my toe at zero since I do a good amount of highway
driving. The camber setting of -1.7 deg still allows for some great cornering fun
with acceptable (to me) tire wear, too.
Alex Plaster
97 SC2
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