Question about alignment
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Melting Slicks
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Question about alignment
Can explain how much (in inches) the top outer edge of a wheel moves inward with 1 degree of negetive camber? What about 2 degrees of negetive camber?
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Question about alignment (Bill Dearborn)
I had a conversation with a person from a high-end wheel manufacturing bis and he swares that the rear Z06 alignment has about a 1/2" inch more negitive camber then a stock C5.
So, i'm wanting to know what that would translate into in degrees. As i would think for a wheels top outer edge to move inward a 1/2", on both sides of the car, would cause uneven tire wear and make the car look something like this /---\. Thoughts? opinions?
So, i'm wanting to know what that would translate into in degrees. As i would think for a wheels top outer edge to move inward a 1/2", on both sides of the car, would cause uneven tire wear and make the car look something like this /---\. Thoughts? opinions?
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Re: Question about alignment (97C5ENVY)
Forget your trigonometry?
For an 18inch wheel:
18(sine(1deg)) = 0.31 inch
For 2deg: 0.31 x 2 = 0.61inch
You are correct, the wheels are inwards at the top for negative camber.
It will wear the inner edges of the tires UNLESS you corner and wear the
outter edges to compensate.
Gary
[Modified by C5GARY, 9:47 AM 8/21/2003]
For an 18inch wheel:
18(sine(1deg)) = 0.31 inch
For 2deg: 0.31 x 2 = 0.61inch
You are correct, the wheels are inwards at the top for negative camber.
It will wear the inner edges of the tires UNLESS you corner and wear the
outter edges to compensate.
Gary
[Modified by C5GARY, 9:47 AM 8/21/2003]
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Re: Question about alignment (97C5ENVY)
There is no difference in the way the rear suspension mounts between the C5 and the Z06. There is probably more difference in production tolerances. On my 97 I could get -2.3 degrees camber in the front while a lot of other people could only get -1.7. I could only get -.7 in the rear but others were able to get more.
Bill
Bill
