Bob
> > .. The 225/55-15 are 7% smaller, well outside my (legal) options.
>
> Bummer. Have you considered moving? I'll bet there's a lot of cars in the
> US that would be illegal by those standards. I'll have to make it a
> point not to bring my car to Norway for a tour sometime...
>
> ;-)
>
> Does the MOT equivalent actually check that the tires are legal on every car?
Yes, they check tires and everything, like worn bushings, brakes,
windscreen wipers, rust and so on.
> In
> my car, simply leaving out the rubber spring pads got me from 0 degrees
> of camber to around .75 degrees negative - I then installed one extra
> shim on the lower a-arms and presto - negative 1 degree of camber.
In a thread not long time ago on the topic proper direction of the
fulcrum pins, it turned out that simply rotating those pins will
increase the negative camber. They locate the upper wishbone, and
rotating them will pull the upper wishbone inwards (ok, if they aren't
rotated already) thereby affecting the camber setting.
Tomorrow (Sunday) I'm off on a 500 mile trip from Bergen to Trondheim
(check your Atlas) taking me along fjords and over mountain passes. If
the weather clears up, it will be a nice trip, otherwise....
Best, Lars
74 TR6
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