rear negative camber...Is this normal?

[Jonesy32]

Maybe a stupid question but I had to ask anyway. I noticed when you are facing the rear of my MS6 both rear tires are set with a pretty significant negative camber (the top of the tire sits further in the wheel well then the bottom). When I say significant, I mean about an 1" difference from the top to the bottom of the tire! It makes sense to do this for better grip when cornering but should it be that much?

I did a search in these forums but couldn't find anything specific to this and did not find anything in the tech notes about the speed6.

I just want to make sure that there is nothing wrong with my rear axles because I get a major CLUNK when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd.

Any feedback would be appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[macklum]

no i dont think it is normal . Mind you I have seen some irs with mega negitive camber

 

[FunkyBuddha]

clunk = check your motor mounts/tranny mounts

camber = i've seen a mps6 here in town, lowered with neg. camber...maybe it's normal. check your alignment specs

 

[ChicagoKid]

Some negative is good. It will happen when you drop/lower. But significant negative is not good.

 

[chuyler1]

Can the negative camber due to lowering be adjusted with an alignment?

 

[Killer]

Camber Kit FTW!

 

[chuyler1]

For the front right? but can't you adjust the rear w/o a kit? Is this something I can do myself or do I need to have a shop do it?

 

[jdub260]

I had belle tire do my rear after I lowered the car. The front is not adjustible from the factory. I told them to set it to -2 degrees camber and 0 toe. The spec sheet they gave me is attached.

 

[LBV]

Can the negative camber due to lowering be adjusted with an alignment?

Absolutely on the rear.

 

[Moms]

i need negative camber on the rear as to not totally destroy my fenders!

 

[automaton]

I have a fair amount of negative camber on the rear of my MS6, not 1", but it's noticeable with the naked eye. I'm not lowered either.

 

[LBV]

i need negative camber on the rear as to not totally destroy my fenders!

I hear ya there with my 235's. I shaved them and rolled them on my own - it was quite easy really, especially the rolling part. Just jack that corner up enough to get a baseball bat between the fender and tire and use the leverage off of the tire to bend the lip up. Do a bit at a time and move along the lip and repeat.

 

[Moms]

I hear ya there with my 235's. I shaved them and rolled them on my own - it was quite easy really, especially the rolling part. Just jack that corner up enough to get a baseball bat between the fender and tire and use the leverage off of the tire to bend the lip up. Do a bit at a time and move along the lip and repeat.

indeed.
this was my first exp with any kid of fender rolling, so i had a poop time trying to to get the 'roll' smooth throughout the fender.