Too much camber
03-20-2004, 06:14 PM
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Too much camber
Hey everyone,
This is a problem I've had since I redid my shocks a long time ago... I've just got TOO much negative camber on my front wheels. It was fun while I was in WV on the back country twisties up and down the hills, but now back in Dallas where the roads are straight and flat... not so good. I'm tearing away the inner inch or so of my front tires, and when I had the alignment done... not by porsche people since I was in WV... they said they couldnt set the camber flat enough. I'm going to have my local (north Dallas) mechanic take a look, but if any of you have any suggestions, I'd like to hear them (i.e. camber plates, etc)
Thanks,
Ian
86 951 with some minor dents and in need of mods
This is a problem I've had since I redid my shocks a long time ago... I've just got TOO much negative camber on my front wheels. It was fun while I was in WV on the back country twisties up and down the hills, but now back in Dallas where the roads are straight and flat... not so good. I'm tearing away the inner inch or so of my front tires, and when I had the alignment done... not by porsche people since I was in WV... they said they couldnt set the camber flat enough. I'm going to have my local (north Dallas) mechanic take a look, but if any of you have any suggestions, I'd like to hear them (i.e. camber plates, etc)
Thanks,
Ian
86 951 with some minor dents and in need of mods
03-21-2004, 12:55 PM
#2
Race Director
Toe-in makes a much bigger difference in inner/outer edge wear than camber. Set your front toe-in to about 2/32 to 3/32" total toe-in and that'll take care of the inner-edge wear. And you'll have the cornering advantage of the negative camber too.
Last edited by Danno; 03-21-2004 at 04:56 PM.