Negative Camber is our friend...
#1
Negative Camber is our friend...
Has anyone noticed this with their lowering springs??? My H&R springs dropped my car an inch with no settling time yet, and the conventional body of knowledge states that this lowering effect without a new alignment tune-up will yield a slightly negative camber to the rims/tires. A little negative camber reportedly improves handling, too much causes excessive uneven tire wear.
...Well I have noticed that this small change in camber to the negative side has reduced my torque steer on hard launches a little! I know I am not imagining this, in a straight-line acceleration situation off a dead stop my wheels simply stay straighter with less 'muscling' of the steering wheel... Anyone else notice this?
...Maybe I shouldn't get my wheels realigned!
...Well I have noticed that this small change in camber to the negative side has reduced my torque steer on hard launches a little! I know I am not imagining this, in a straight-line acceleration situation off a dead stop my wheels simply stay straighter with less 'muscling' of the steering wheel... Anyone else notice this?
...Maybe I shouldn't get my wheels realigned!
#3
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Any neg camber over about 1.3% will SIGNIFICANTLY decrease your tire life(like by 1/2). If you can notice your neg camber it's probably waay off.
Any neg camber over about 1.3% will SIGNIFICANTLY decrease your tire life(like by 1/2). If you can notice your neg camber it's probably waay off.
#4
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Any neg camber over about 1.3% will SIGNIFICANTLY decrease your tire life(like by 1/2). If you can notice your neg camber it's probably waay off.
Any neg camber over about 1.3% will SIGNIFICANTLY decrease your tire life(like by 1/2). If you can notice your neg camber it's probably waay off.
#5
Yes and as far as visiblity, it depends on how experienced you are at noticing these things.
I can see probably 1 Deg or so. Some Honda riceboys seem unable to notice 2 degrees or more
I can see probably 1 Deg or so. Some Honda riceboys seem unable to notice 2 degrees or more
Originally posted by Matthew
...If it were that far off wouldn't the 'tilt' of the top of the wheel / tire assembly in towards the car body be pretty visible? Mine still appears straight...
...If it were that far off wouldn't the 'tilt' of the top of the wheel / tire assembly in towards the car body be pretty visible? Mine still appears straight...
#6
I would wager that the likelihood of my imagining the reduced torque steer is greater than the likelihood of my inability to notice the 'tip'... After the springs were installed I did the rear-quarter panel crouch on each side looking down the length of the body for wheel tip-in and they seemed as straight as before, but maybe it is not so much the camber that is improving my launches but the springs themselves, I definitely notice that the crouch under accel. and the dive under braking is drastically reduced...
#7
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Yes and as far as visiblity, it depends on how experienced you are at noticing these things.
I can see probably 1 Deg or so. Some Honda riceboys seem unable to notice 2 degrees or more
Yes and as far as visiblity, it depends on how experienced you are at noticing these things.
I can see probably 1 Deg or so. Some Honda riceboys seem unable to notice 2 degrees or more
John
#8
Yup -I posted something to this effect a few
weeks ago..the camber has definitely gone a bit negative with my springs and yes, there is MUCH LESS torque steer...
I would speculate that the flatter tire contact area -not as much load on the outside edge of the tires- is contributing to this but I cant explain why from a suspension geometry standpoint...me no suspension enganeer, me suspension enganeer wannabe.
I would speculate that the flatter tire contact area -not as much load on the outside edge of the tires- is contributing to this but I cant explain why from a suspension geometry standpoint...me no suspension enganeer, me suspension enganeer wannabe.
#9
Re: Yup -I posted something to this effect a few
Originally posted by Galo
weeks ago..the camber has definitely gone a bit negative with my springs and yes, there is MUCH LESS torque steer...
I would speculate that the flatter tire contact area -not as much load on the outside edge of the tires- is contributing to this but I cant explain why from a suspension geometry standpoint...me no suspension enganeer, me suspension enganeer wannabe.
weeks ago..the camber has definitely gone a bit negative with my springs and yes, there is MUCH LESS torque steer...
I would speculate that the flatter tire contact area -not as much load on the outside edge of the tires- is contributing to this but I cant explain why from a suspension geometry standpoint...me no suspension enganeer, me suspension enganeer wannabe.
#10
Originally posted by Jeff92se
Yes and as far as visiblity, it depends on how experienced you are at noticing these things.
I can see probably 1 Deg or so. Some Honda riceboys seem unable to notice 2 degrees or more
Yes and as far as visiblity, it depends on how experienced you are at noticing these things.
I can see probably 1 Deg or so. Some Honda riceboys seem unable to notice 2 degrees or more
I run -2.5 in the rear of my 2300 lb Miata. yes, I notice the inner tire wear but if I ran that much on a Z or Maxima, the tires wouldn't last 5000+ miles. The inner portion is currently 5/32" and the outer portion is 7/32" in the rear. In the front where it's -1.5, it's 6/32" across the board.
#11
Originally posted by got rice?
main difference - weight
I run -2.5 in the rear of my 2300 lb Miata. yes, I notice the inner tire wear but if I ran that much on a Z or Maxima, the tires wouldn't last 5000+ miles. The inner portion is currently 5/32" and the outer portion is 7/32" in the rear. In the front where it's -1.5, it's 6/32" across the board.
main difference - weight
I run -2.5 in the rear of my 2300 lb Miata. yes, I notice the inner tire wear but if I ran that much on a Z or Maxima, the tires wouldn't last 5000+ miles. The inner portion is currently 5/32" and the outer portion is 7/32" in the rear. In the front where it's -1.5, it's 6/32" across the board.
True, true...
#14
Originally posted by Matthew
...Very common to realign after spring install... Not necessary unless you feel a pull or extreme negative camber, but it is definitely recommended...
...Very common to realign after spring install... Not necessary unless you feel a pull or extreme negative camber, but it is definitely recommended...
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