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Old 05-27-2009, 11:20 AM
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Camber will tilt the top of the wheels inward and the bottom of the wheels outward kind of like this /---CAR---\
This is negative camber. the more negative you make it, the more the top of the wheel is tilted inwards.

This will hopefully let the top of your wheel tuck into the wheel well better. Negative camber is also helpful for turning. When you turn the inside wheel will be more perpendicular to the grount giving you a slightly larger contact patch.

This is just info i've picked up from reading a lot on the boards and getting mine aligned with the UK spec. So if there is any misinformation , please correct me. I have stock ap1 wheels tho so I didn't do it as a precaution for rubbing.
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I am famaliar iwht Camber, its Caster I am slightly confused on
Old 05-27-2009, 11:58 AM
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the camber wont hurt ur tires that much, its the toe that will kill them, make sure ur tow is 0 (zero) all around to maximize tire life
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thanks, and max out caster, you got it
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Originally Posted by S~Factor,May 27 2009, 11:07 AM
You mean you haven't still? You gonna run out of thread on your front tires!
I havent yet I set up an appointment for next week
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Originally Posted by driver #8,May 27 2009, 03:58 PM
the camber wont hurt ur tires that much, its the toe that will kill them, make sure ur tow is 0 (zero) all around to maximize tire life
0 toe in the rear will make the S VERY unstable at speed. The UK spec decreases toe over OEM US spec without comprising the car.
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so should I go for OEM toe in the rear or UK specs in the rear?
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0 toe means the tires are pointing straight/parallel .. i dont see how this would make the car unstable?
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Zero toe front and rear will make the car less stable mid corner and may also result in the car following grooves in the road more. Has anybody tried zero toe? What are the stock toe settings?
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he isnt setting his car up for Lime Rock here....he's looking to align it so he wont rub and wont rip apart his RE01R's


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