The 'customization' thread

[s_c5519]

Originally Posted by 2010_5thgen

for only 20 grand....thats a hell of a deal.

The ad says he has 2 to choose from, so I am guessing that is for the stock 110k mile one that is pictured...

[s_c5519]

btw, why are the front tires like that in that photo above? Is that a bad front end alignment?

[tyler1bo]

The front wheels look cambered..

[s_c5519]

Originally Posted by tyler1bo

The front wheels look cambered..

What does cambered mean, is it good or bad, done on purpose, or is it screwed up?

[2010_5thgen]

the wheel looks turned to the left a bit. but there probably is some camber in there too. camber is basically used in racing, but in most regular car cases, its what results in bad tire wear and an allignment. camber angles the tire inward toward the motor from the top and the bottom outward a bit.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by tyler1bo

The front wheels look cambered..

Prolly something to do with how the front suspension has been dropped. I notice this a lot on those 'fast and furious' imports that get lowered a nut hair from the ground.

[2010_5thgen]

ford trucks(rangers) are notorious for having horrible camber issues when lowered.

but nost people that have camber dialed in, do it intentionally. i have about 2 degrees negative camber in my camaro. helps with oversteer. not bad enough to run through tires, but just enough to help me in the corners.

[charles06]

Camber is the aspect of alignment that measures the angle of the wheel/tire from top to bottom. The word "camber" does not mean that the wheel/tire is tilted inward. That would be "negative camber". Remember, it is possible for a car to "positive camber", where the wheel/tire actually leans out. Most manufacturers purposely dial in a little negative camber on all cars to ensure even tire wear because when a car corners, the camber flattens out on the outside wheel.

Also, when you lower a car, you increase negative camber. When you raise a car, you increase positive camber.

And like mentioned in the above post, for race/sports car applications, even what seems like a considerable amount of negative camber will still result in even tire wear because of the hard cornering.