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Old Jan 27, 2003
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Hey people,
can anyone explain to me what the whole camber thing is? I don't understand what negative or positive or whatever camber is.. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
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If you face the front of your car, and the tires looks this way its negative camber: / \
Positive camber is the opposite: \ /

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[hr]Originally posted by: HaLcYoN
Hey people,
can anyone explain to me what the whole camber thing is? I don't understand what negative or positive or whatever camber is.. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]
thx[hr]
negative camber is when the top of your tires angle towards the car.. positive is the opposite of that.

too much negative camber leads to uneven wear to the tire, therefore wears down the tire faster since it's only wearing down the inside. camber kits realign the camber to fix the problem.. its good to have a little negative camber though.. look at any car, it's tires should be a little negative.. hope this helps
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Weaponx12o hit it. I dont know why it is good to have it, but all cars have it. some are a bit more noticeable then others. The cars with 2' drop or more most definitely have a camber. Majority of the time its negative.

I have yet to find a good quality cheap priced camber kit.
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