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Re: Negative camber on the left side - new springs?

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Subject: Re: Negative camber on the left side - new springs?
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 19:30:42 -0700
If the outer edge of the tire is worn, wouldn't that be positive camber? The
top of the wheel would be leaning outward...

I believe negative camber is the top of the wheel leaning inward, like you
see on the rear of lowered Spitfires and Bugs.

on 7/24/01 7:15 PM, Peter Schauss at schauss@worldnet.att.net wrote:

> I noted some uneven wear on my left front tire
> The outer edge of the tread is down to the
> wear indicators with the tread getting gradually
> thicker as you go about 2" toward the center line
> of the tire.
> ...
> 
> I know that my measurement method was by now means super accurate, but
> several repeated measurements confrimed that the left side definitely does
> have noticable negative camber.  If you stand back from the car you can see
> it.
> 
> Peter Schauss
> Long Island, NY
> 1980 MGB
> 1963 BJ7
> 


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
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