[DeTomaso] Track Suspension Suggestions

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Tue Oct 22 04:53:56 EDT 2013


-2.5 is a place to start.

Michael Shortt
On Oct 22, 2013 1:22 AM, "Scott Bell" <scott at saccrestorations.net> wrote:

> I finally got around to measuring the camber. It is currently at Zero at
> all four corners. Does anyone have a camber suggestion for the track?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 20, 2013, at 6:20 PM, MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 10/20/13 17 16 42, scott at saccrestorations.net writes:
>
>
> I am going to the track in a few weeks and am looking for some suggestions
> on possible Camber setting changes.
>
> Last time I was at the track, ALL four tires seemed to be overheating at
> the outside edge of each tire.
>
> I'm wondering if I should try a tire pressure change or maybe give it some
> negative Camber?
>
>
>
> >>>Where are you starting, camber-wise?
>
> The factory recommendations work well for the street for even tire wear
> and decent roadholding, etc., but if the car is pushed hard, the outsides
> of the tires will heat up as you saw.
>
> The wider the tires, the less negative camber you want.  Original-size,
> skinny tires with tall sidewalls can use a ton of negative camber, but if
> you do that to modern-sized tires, you can wind up with a much smaller
> contact patch than you want, which interferes with braking performance
> etc.  You will want more than the standard recommendations, but not as much
> as you would with skinny tires.
>
> I just brought the Miata home from the alignment shop.  Last time I ran it
> at the track, it had some snap oversteer at the exit of corners, and I was
> getting excess heat at the outside edges of the tires relative to the
> inside.  The pro recommendation to me was to increase the negative camber
> at the rear by .5 degrees; that meant going from -2.1 to -2.6 degrees.
>
> That would be quite a lot for a Pantera though, I think, especially
> considering how wide the tires are....
>
> Mike
>
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