Do I need camber?

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WestTxSR20Tuner
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Since my car is more track car than street car I was was debating on setting my camber to -1.5. I use this car for auto-x but still like to cruise it on the weekends. I'm not too concerned about tire wear.

Is this going to help me corner better?

Should I go more or less?



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rbsileighty
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Car: 92 S13 Hatch w/ RB20 & 05 Audi S4 Avant 6MT

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Depends... if you want to keep this all in your "oversteer" post it might help, but just to touch on it...

The best way to know if you need more camber is to take tire temps across the tire... if you're heat is bias torwards the outside of the tire it's probably a good idea to add some camber to your setup (this is the same front and rear)... and the inverse applies as well

You want the heat to be as even as possible across the tire... if you don't care about tire wear I would focus on this and playing with toe settings as much as possible. Don't forget tire pressure is a big factor in tire heating as well... your opt tire temp depends on your tires and can be adj with pressure to keep them in check

Hope this helps!


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