Jonas,
I think you have confused camber with caster. It is caster that makes the
steering want to return to center.
The main reason for having zero camber is to put tire perpendicular to the
pavement i.e., a better contact patch with the pavement. In the early days of
motoring, tires were narrow and round in section like bicycle tires and
positive camber worked well with the steering and chassis designs of the time.
Today's tires, and more particularly performance tires, are wider and flat on
the bottom. When inclined or leaned over, they do not continue to make a flat
contact patch on the pavement surface so any positive camber is a no-no.
On my race car I run 1-3/4 degrees of negative camber. I run zero degrees of
camber on my street Healeys.
Richard Mayor
> From: jagmog@hotmail.com
> To: bighealey@charter.net; warthodson@aol.com; healeys@autox.team.net
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 07:56:01 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Moss Motors adjustable camber bushing set
>
> Don't forget the primary reason for the camber position on our LBC's - it
> makes it very easy to turn unassisted steering while parking and driving at
> low speeds - it also aids on return to center.
>
> Unless you are autocrossing this thing or doing some serious roadwork -
stay
> with the original setup. The tire wear issue is supposed to be addressed
> through regular rotation
>
> Jonas Payne
> PBR Consulting
> 702-882-6711
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