Do you want positive or negative camber?
The general consensus is that a positive camber is good for keeping a recreational vehicle stable, while a negative camber is better for allowing high-performance vehicles to turn corners faster and more accurately.
What is the best negative camber angle?
For a normal car you typically want to maintain a slight amount of negative camber (0.5 – 1°) to have a good balance of cornering grip, braking grip, and tire wear. On most vehicles it’s common to have slightly more negative camber (0.8 – 1.3°) in the rear to reduce the chances of oversteer (loss of grip in rear).
Is there any benefit to positive camber?
Effects. One of the most visible impacts of positive camber is that it provides stability. Therefore, it can steer in any direction without much effort. Positive camber can be found mostly on recreational vehicles and agricultural vehicles such as tractors.
What is the purpose of negative camber?
A negative camber setting can provide increased handling during heavy cornering. However, it generally reduces the contact surface between the tires and the road surface during straight ahead driving. Positive camber may be ideal for off-road vehicles such as large agricultural tractors.
What is too much negative camber?
Having too much negative camber on your car wheels is a guaranteed way to run through your tyres quickly. The angle creates more contact space with the road, resulting in premature wear and tear of the car tyres. This would be especially applicable when you are taking your car off-road and driving it on rough terrain.
Is too much positive camber bad?
Positive caster is what allows you to ride your bike with no hands. It is no different on four wheel vehicles. If you don’t have enough positive caster (forks too little angle toward the front) the car will wander and feel unstable. If you have too much positive caster, the vehicle will be harder to turn.
When does the camber go from positive to negative?
As this happens, the camber goes from positive, to neutral and eventually negative camber, which these cars need to increase their contact patch during cornering. Negative camber can be extremely functional if set correctly. However, after the -6° mark, it stops being functional and enters the “aesthetic” territory.
What are the benefits of negative camber on tires?
Benefits of Negative Camber. Negative camber improves handling by keeping the tire perpendicular to the road as the car rolls; ensuring that the tire’s contact patch is evenly loaded. Without adequate negative camber the tire would load the outer portion of the tire and produce less grip.
Why do all four wheels have positive camber?
Dedicated off-road vehicles and agricultural vehicles have positive camber because it reduces steering effort. Camber problems usually show up as handling or tire wear problems. Usually, all four wheels will feature some negative camber, and a vehicle will tend to pull to the side that has the most positive camber.
Can a positive caster increase negative camber gain?
Due to the geometry of positive caster it also will increase negative camber gain (a good thing) when turning. As you increase positive caster the steering will get heavier also, but with modern power steering systems this is rarely a problem.