camber question

[Striker187]

my friend was following me today and apparently noticed my back left wheel had some noticeable negative camber. even his girlfriend noticed it and she doesn't know anything about cars. i got home and stared at my car for a while trying to see if it was true. i can't tell. so question....is there a way i can tell if my camber is off? otherwise, i may head to the dealership first thing tomorrow morning.

 

[DistantTea]

My rear tires have very noticable negetive camber... too bad my fronts don't.

I estimate I'm at maximum camber in the rear... idealy I would like at least equal camber in the front. But my car rotates so well it dosn't really matter.

But yeah, mine has it too... for now.

 

[Striker187]

should i be concerned about the camber and excessive tire wear?

 

[trekv2]

maxam neg. camber is -2 deg. on rear i THINK front is -1.5 - -2 but i have not got my car on the rack and checked yet i aslo have more neg. on rear than front its ok it gets the car to rotate easyer.

 

[scapamouche]

I WISH!!!!!

I am currently maxed out! I've got -0.9deg at all four corners, including shifting the front strut eccentric bearings to maximize the Camber...

If you know a way to get that much camber into an MSP, TELL ME!!!! I'm DESTROYING tires RAPIDLY!!!!

 

[scapamouche]

More camber in back does NOT help the car rotate. If anything, it does the OPPOSITE...

 

[DistantTea]

Yep... I know more negetive in the rear just helps 'em stick better. My car rotates because I'm a crappy driver and am terribly fond of trail braking

Have you taken your car to an alignment specialist? There might be something you can do that we're not seeing. We'll be having a good alignment done sometime in the next month or so.

 

[RX-KEVIN]

I would worry about 140 tread wear tires not camber

 

[scapamouche]

Yep... I know more negetive in the rear just helps 'em stick better. My car rotates because I'm a crappy driver and am terribly fond of trail braking

Have you taken your car to an alignment specialist? There might be something you can do that we're not seeing. We'll be having a good alignment done sometime in the next month or so.

I've had two separate alignments done, at the same shop, by different guys. Neither was able to find any more camber for me

On a different note, I got zero toe in front and 1/8" total toe OUT in back on my most recent alignment, and it seems to have helped the car to rotate a bit better, but the car still tends to push for me... I think shocks and r-tires are in my future...

 

[AFaceInTheCrowd]

scapamouch, search for my post in the suspension forum of the board about the awesome alignment place in southern cali (you do live here right?)

 

[scapamouche]

I live in Monterey. LA is a bit too far for me to go for an alignment