How much camber is too much camber ....haha
04-01-2006, 08:01 PM
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How much camber is too much camber ....haha
Ok, so I wanna get RUCAs soon...........but I am not sure if I need them.
I am lowered 2.7 inches in back and 1.7 in front.
After alignment, my specs are as follows:
-1.8/-1.9 front camber
0.1/0.09 front toe
-2.9/-3.0 rear camber
0.05/0.02 rear toe
I know that my toe is all fixed pretty well, and that toe is what eats tires the most....
I also know that supposedly this is not an abnormally high camber relative to people with a similar setup as mine.
My main question, is that "Is this a large amount of camber in terms of tire wear?"
I will do RUCAS eventually, and from what I have read, a new alignment is (obviously) needed after installing them.
If I get RUCAS, what type of camber would be the best to run, especially considering I want my tires to last because I drive frequently in a straight line?
Also, I know my front camber is pretty close to the top end of the spec tolerances....is this good enough?
One thing that throws me off with alignment is that everyone talks about "getting the car back to spec," even though the very nature of toying with our cars the way we do involves trying to get better performance by going away from spec!
I am lowered 2.7 inches in back and 1.7 in front.
After alignment, my specs are as follows:
-1.8/-1.9 front camber
0.1/0.09 front toe
-2.9/-3.0 rear camber
0.05/0.02 rear toe
I know that my toe is all fixed pretty well, and that toe is what eats tires the most....
I also know that supposedly this is not an abnormally high camber relative to people with a similar setup as mine.
My main question, is that "Is this a large amount of camber in terms of tire wear?"
I will do RUCAS eventually, and from what I have read, a new alignment is (obviously) needed after installing them.
If I get RUCAS, what type of camber would be the best to run, especially considering I want my tires to last because I drive frequently in a straight line?
Also, I know my front camber is pretty close to the top end of the spec tolerances....is this good enough?
One thing that throws me off with alignment is that everyone talks about "getting the car back to spec," even though the very nature of toying with our cars the way we do involves trying to get better performance by going away from spec!
04-02-2006, 01:32 PM
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Okay, so I see that some of the more expensive RUCAs are like 350-400 a set....but some of the cheaper ones are 100-150....
Is this a sufficiently important component to warrant spending that much money on CUSCOs, or would a cheaper brand be sufficient?
Is this a sufficiently important component to warrant spending that much money on CUSCOs, or would a cheaper brand be sufficient?
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