What does the camber angle setting of a road wheel determine?
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It is the adjustment of the amount of footprint the tire will lay down. Over adjustment in any neg or poss direction will cause tires to wear at their edges, that's as best as I can describe it without sounding technical and making my description gibberish to anyone not tech minded.
The amount the wheel is inclined either in or out =negitive or positive camber
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Camber angle determines a lot of things, but they often determine your car's road grip when cornering and decelerating.
Here are the following suspension adjustments when it comes to camber, their respective effects, and the extremes of the said adjustments:
1) Negative camber (the top of the wheel leans toward the inside of the car), front tires - less understeer, inside edge of tires wear out more and braking performance decreases
2) Positive camber (the top of the wheel leans toward the outside of the car), front tires - more understeer, outside edge of tires wear out more, braking performance decreases and turn-in (the angle of the car's front when entering a turn) is more sensitive
3) Negative camber, rear tires - less oversteer, inside edge of tires wear out more and twitchy handling
4) Positive camber, rear tires - more oversteer, outside edge of tires wear out more, twitchy handling and rear brakes (if your car uses disc brakes for the rear wheels) are more prone to lockup.
Hope the information I gave you works for you and have a nice day =)
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