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Old 09-19-2005, 12:46 PM
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Default Optimal Camber for Snow?

I have adjustable camber plates in my N/A that sees regular snow duty, and I was wondering what kind of tradeoffs I should expect with adjusting front camber.
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When I drove my 924S in the snow I ran with stock settings and had no problem.

The fun started however when I drove for part of a winter with blown shocks and upper bearings, which would allow radical dynamic camber changes in corners. Not even close to being fun, let me tell ya.
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Originally Posted by JustinL
I have adjustable camber plates in my N/A that sees regular snow duty, and I was wondering what kind of tradeoffs I should expect with adjusting front camber.
Less is better. Think about what camber is and why you want it. The idea is to provide maximum contact of the outside tire while in a turn. The more the car leans or the more side loading you can generate dictates how much negative camber to run. In the snow, you can't generate much side load and hence body roll is not that great.

As a good starting point - figure about half the negative camber you would run on a 'wet' setup (or maybe 25% of a dry setup). Tire tread pattern and compound will be the biggest contributing factor to traction in snow. Small camber angles will just be a helpful contributor.
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I was able to keep the track/street set-up on my 944 (maybe 2 F and 1.5 rear) and run the car with snows. Since you have the quickly adjustable set-up, I would agree that something in the "stock" range would likely be best.

My track settings with winter tires on the 968, that's a different story. Drivable, but more of a full-time rally-car experience. Not fun.
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Question

i grew up in denver, drove in snow a lot.

how fast do you need to drive in the snow that you think it'll be a problem?

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