What causes excessive negative camber?
It’s usually the result of bent suspension components, or out-of-place attachment points. Bad wheel bearings, bad bushings, loose ball joints, uneven spring compression, misadjusted ride height, uneven weight balance in the car, and even incorrectly inflated tires can all add up to give you bad camber.
What is extreme negative camber?
Some souped up Japanese cars are known for having extreme amounts of Extreme Camber. Negative camber is the tilt of the tops of your wheels towards the centerline of the car. Having negative camber increases grip under corning by offsetting the tendency of your tires to roll sideways.
How do I fix too much negative camber?
Often the best fix for an issue with negative camber is getting your wheel alignment done, as we said. The cost of getting your wheels aligned is not too steep, but it will cost you a few dollars. One thing you need to remember is that alignment usually is done in pairs.
How much negative camber is acceptable?
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).
Can you drive fast with camber?
People running crazy amounts of camber usually do it to fit wider wheels on their car and with extreme camber, yes it can wear faster. This is in extreme cases though. Most of the time, the small amounts of camber that you’re running won’t have too much of an effect on tire wear.
Is camber good for drifting?
On a drift car, you want to run the rear camber as close to zero as possible. If you want a little more side grip, you can run some negative camber, but usually no more than 1 degree negative should be run. Don’t believe the negative camber hype—run little to no camber and you’ll be a better drifter.
Will camber wear out tires?
Improper camber can make the tire wear on one edge and may cause the vehicle to pull to the side that has the most positive camber. Zero camber will result in the most uniform tire wear over time, but may reduce performance during cornering.
Will new struts fix camber?
Some vehicles have fixed front camber which is typically the only alignment criteria (measure) that would be affected by strut replacement. However, your vehicle does have adjustable camber settings and so, yes, the vehicle would have to be aligned if the struts were replaced.