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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: v6coop on 31 December 2008, 09:39:52

Title: Optimum Camber Settings
Post by: v6coop on 31 December 2008, 09:39:52
Could anyone advise what the 'right' value for camber is please? Last time I had the geometry done in 2006 they were 1 degree 34 minutes and 1 degree 40 minutes for L and R respectively. This was OK according to the printout which gave a range of 0, 55 to 2, 25. There is obvious wear appearing on the inner edge of the Conti's so looks like I need to get it adjusted again. I have done the steering idler and wishbones since but this should not affect the camber as I understand it. I am aware it could be toe but seems unlikely bearing in mind the usual cause. I seem to recall advice about setting them closer to vertical. The car has done 117K so some allowance is needed for give in the springs iirc.
Title: Re: Optimum Camber Settings
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 31 December 2008, 12:02:06
Changing wishbones will have a small affect on the camber (depending how different the wishbones are) and normaly a big affect on the toe.

The factory setting was -1deg 40 minutes, the optimum for a worn suspension is around -1deg 10 minutes......which is not drasticaly different
Title: Re: Optimum Camber Settings
Post by: v6coop on 01 January 2009, 20:07:01
Thanks Mark. Assuming when I get it checked that it is still around the last values would you bother getting it changed to -1 degree 10 minutes if the toe is the likely culprit?