How big a deal is negative camper for those that don't want to blow the bank?
09-14-09, 09:01 AM
#33
running 0 toe is the ideal way to go IF you have all good bushings.
if you have stock, **** suspension and bushing then a bit of positive toe is in order as mentioned before because as you take off the back wheels and all the links will actally move enough to change your toe.
i replaced all my bushings with prothane and run 0 toe all around. around 2-2.5* camber all around. max caster up front.
tire life is not really any different running on my stock TT wheels or my 18x10+22 enkei rp03's
if you have stock, **** suspension and bushing then a bit of positive toe is in order as mentioned before because as you take off the back wheels and all the links will actally move enough to change your toe.
i replaced all my bushings with prothane and run 0 toe all around. around 2-2.5* camber all around. max caster up front.
tire life is not really any different running on my stock TT wheels or my 18x10+22 enkei rp03's
09-14-09, 10:03 AM
#34
Yes toe causes wear more than anything else. I wouldnt suggest running more than -2.5 on the rear of an sc for daily stuff. Reason why is that with the drop, and the camber, the alignment curve gets a bit messy.
Everyone knows that the more you heat up your tires, the faster they wear out. So the more toe you have the more the tires heat up. Camber doesnt directly make the insides of your tires hot, but they do cause the insides of the tires to gain the most heat.
Your tires dont go straight up and down, they move in a curve, so your camber and toe settings change as the suspension moves. The reason why I say that you shouldnt run more then -2.5 camber on a street car is because at that point the camber will be adding heat to the insides of your tires just by the way the suspension travels. Think of it like this,
at ride height its like / \,
at compression its like /\,
at droop its like / \
As the suspension travels, your camber causes the tires to move inwards and outwards, combine that with the fact that the inside of the tire is getting most of the heat. Even with 0 toe your going to wear out your tires alot faster once your past -2.5 ish camber.
Sorry for the long post, there are other things that also contribute to tire wear but just remember that anything that adds heat to the tire will cause them to wear out.
Everyone knows that the more you heat up your tires, the faster they wear out. So the more toe you have the more the tires heat up. Camber doesnt directly make the insides of your tires hot, but they do cause the insides of the tires to gain the most heat.
Your tires dont go straight up and down, they move in a curve, so your camber and toe settings change as the suspension moves. The reason why I say that you shouldnt run more then -2.5 camber on a street car is because at that point the camber will be adding heat to the insides of your tires just by the way the suspension travels. Think of it like this,
at ride height its like / \,
at compression its like /\,
at droop its like / \
As the suspension travels, your camber causes the tires to move inwards and outwards, combine that with the fact that the inside of the tire is getting most of the heat. Even with 0 toe your going to wear out your tires alot faster once your past -2.5 ish camber.
Sorry for the long post, there are other things that also contribute to tire wear but just remember that anything that adds heat to the tire will cause them to wear out.
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