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Old 02-14-2009, 02:18 AM
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I'm thinking of running tires that are 11/32 less in diameter OR 11/16 shorter for AutoX / HPDE. With 1.2 deg. neg. camber on stock wheels-tires, am I getting more or less neg. camber when I make the switch? Intuitively, I'm thinking more, but when I draw a picture, it's less.

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Old 02-14-2009, 02:42 AM
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Shouldn't make any difference. You are not changing the relationship of the control arms to the chassis so the camber remains the same. You could be riding on tires that are several inches smaller in diameter and not see any difference in camber. The difference you are getting at is 1/2 the difference between a brand new tire and a worn out tire.

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Should have looked at my drawing twice - makes sense now.

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