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Old 06-19-2017, 10:21 AM
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Is negative 2.5 camber to much on the front for autox? I don't care about how it is on the street.
How about hillclimbs, for those of you that never saw a hillclimb there's places that you can hit 120/130 on a road that's uneven with crowns, dips, humps?
Old 06-19-2017, 10:55 AM
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For autocross, -2.5 degrees of camber is not too much. I run much much more camber than that.

For hill climbs, you might consider what you lose in braking by running added camber.

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Is negative 2.5 camber to much on the front for autox? I don't care about how it is on the street.
How about hillclimbs, for those of you that never saw a hillclimb there's places that you can hit 120/130 on a road that's uneven with crowns, dips, humps?
Old 06-19-2017, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by crznZ06
For autocross, -2.5 degrees of camber is not too much. I run much much more camber than that.

For hill climbs, you might consider what you lose in braking by running added camber.


You should measure tire temps with a probe pyrometer to set alignment(across the tread). See many videos on how to do this. If you just want to guess, -2.5 is a good guess. If you want to be more accurate & win, measure.


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Old 06-19-2017, 08:13 PM
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Depends on tires, bushings and suspension.

Street tires need a lot less than slicks. Stock bushings require a bunch more than delrin or heims.
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For autocross using offset delrin bushings, I run -3 front -1.75 rear on my C5Z with Hoosier A7's.

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