[s-cars] Tires and Camber

[Bob Rossato]

Here are my specs from my last alignment

Front camber: -1.0deg
Front total toe: 1/16"
Rear camber: -0.7deg
Rear total toe: 1/8"
Suspension: Eibachs/Bilstein Sports
Tires:  235/45-17 Dunlop SP8000.

Very even tire wear, with only the slightest, slightest hint of inner tire
wear on the fronts.  And that could just be my imagination.  But, I only
have about 10k miles on the tires.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of TM
> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 12:09 PM
> To: S-Car-List
> Subject: [s-cars] Tires and Camber
>
>
> Those of you who are running big tires, can you please tell me what
> type of wear you are experience at what camber setting in the front?
>
> I'm running -1.5/-1.25 in the front and will probably correct that to
> approx. -1.25 on both sides or -1.0, but would like some feedback on
> how much inner shoulder wear I can expect with those settings.
> Otherwise,
> I'll have to drop the struts, and install camber plates. I would like to
> avoid, if at all possible, running a camber setting that will kill my
> tires
> in 15k miles, but I need sufficient negative camber to be able to autox
> my
> car w/o destroying the outer shoulders. Going to 255 will help, I think,
> but I need to get this dialed in perfectly.
>
> Also, does anyone have experience w/ camber plate adjustments? I wonder
> how
> much is involved in changing camber every weekend just for autox/track.
> I
> would ideally like to run -0.5 for street and about -2.0 for track.
> Having
> no experience I would like to know if it is feasible to learn all of
> this
> and be able to do alignments in a parking lot or someplace similar with
> the
> appropriate racing alignment equipment. Finally, anyone know where I can
> pick
> up this equipment inexpensively?
>
> Taka
>