The 'customization' thread

[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.