negative camber vs tire width
#1
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negative camber vs tire width
Wanted to see if anyone has come accrossed an article about these parameters compared. If I have to choose between the two and wonder which could provide more benefit.
Would it benefit the front end grip more to increase the front camber from -1 to -2 or increase tire width from 235 to 255 if you could only do one or the other?
Both will increase contact patch in the corner but I wonder which will be more impactfull and what is the equivalence? How much tire width would equal negative camber addition?
Would it benefit the front end grip more to increase the front camber from -1 to -2 or increase tire width from 235 to 255 if you could only do one or the other?
Both will increase contact patch in the corner but I wonder which will be more impactfull and what is the equivalence? How much tire width would equal negative camber addition?
#2
I think you have more variables in your question that you are considering, which makes your question a bit of a fruitless one. Or at best the correct answer is likely "it's complicated."
More camber doesn't always equal more grip. There's an ideal amount, and that changes with tire, pressure, surface condition, suspension kinematics, roll rates, and a bunch of other stuff I also don't understand.
More tire also doesn't always equal more grip. One of my cars very clearly uses only the outer 1" of tread in competition. Adding more tire to the same wheel wouldn't help. Adding more wheel width to the same tire might help, as 215s on a 7" are a little pinched.
More camber doesn't always equal more grip. There's an ideal amount, and that changes with tire, pressure, surface condition, suspension kinematics, roll rates, and a bunch of other stuff I also don't understand.
More tire also doesn't always equal more grip. One of my cars very clearly uses only the outer 1" of tread in competition. Adding more tire to the same wheel wouldn't help. Adding more wheel width to the same tire might help, as 215s on a 7" are a little pinched.
#4
Does the wheel width increase proportionally with the tire width increase? If so, I'd go with the extra wheel and tire. If not I'd probably go with the extra camber unless 235 is way too little tire for the rim (e.g. the rim is 8.5" wide or wider).