I'm with Andy on this one-
if your roadster is driven harder than a Grand Tourer, you can run a reasonable
amount of negative camber and have a lot more fun. And your tires won't suffer
all that much. If the car's too darty or too lazy, you can fine- tune with
toe. You will follow pavement ruts a bit more, tho... And you'll have a LOT
more fun through the twistys.
And since we're prardin' our numbers, my '71 race car's set up -4.0 fronts,
-4.3 rears. Yes, it's not a roadster!
Toby
> I just want to clarify that positive camber is where the top of the tire
>leans
> out away from the car. Negative camber is where the tire leans towards the
>car.
>
> For good handling you should always have negative camber.
> For good road manners you should have positive caster.
> For good tire wear you should have a tiny bit of toe-in.
>
> My suggestions are:
> -1.5 degrees camber
> +1.5 degrees caster
> 1/8" toe-in
>
> This is for a daily driver car and for good handling.
>
> The tires, swaybar, and spring rate play a big role in how much negative
>camber
> is enough.
> My 68 street SRL with street tires handles very well with -1.5 degrees.
> My 68 race car on DOT legal radial racing tires does well with -2.5 degrees.
> My 68 race car on bias ply slicks does best at -2 degrees.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
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