On Mon, 5 Aug 1996, BOB NOGUEIRA wrote:
> -- [ From: Bob Nogueira * EMC.Ver #2.10P ] --
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> My 64 Morgan has negative camber on the front wheels ( The tires look
> sorta \ / from the front) I've noticed that many of the older
> British cars also have negative camber.
> What was the purpose of setting up the front suspension with ---
> camber ? It would appear that newer Morgans while retaining the same
> suspension ( hey, if it was good in 1912 it should be good today )
> have eliminated the neg camber. A British firm sells a Decambering kit
> for the Morgan. Any ideas on what I could expect if I decamber my car?
> ( other than better tire wear ).
Bob, you are referring to _positive_ camber. Negative is like this: / \
I read once that the positive camber worked well with bias ply tires, but
that when you change to radials, you should change the camber to 0
degrees.
Of course I read this in an ad for a decambering kit...
You will experience better grip in the front when cornering. If your car
understeers right now it might make your car more neutral.
Ulix
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