[DeTomaso] Camber Caster

[Mike Drew]

Mikael,

A full degree of negative camber is fairly aggressive. For a luxo-cruiser like that, I would tend towards the factory specs. 

Mike

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On Sep 18, 2015, at 13:21, "Mikael" <mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk> wrote:

> Doing the front end suspension on the Longchamp, new rubber, ball joints
> etc. And I have tools to measure camber and caster. They were pretty much
> like the manual: approx. -1 deg camber, +2 dec caster, per wheel.
> 
> When I get it together again, would it benefit handling to change that? I
> understand that more neg camber gives better handling in turns and more
> caster gives more self correction? But both would give a more wobbly
> straight line and more tire wear? Or?
> 
> Is the above correct? And those of you that have played with e.g. more neg
> camber, can you feel/measure a difference? I think this Longchamp handles
> beautifully, so maybe just go back to factory specs?
> 
> Mvh/Regards
> Mikael
> 
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