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<DIV>I run around 1 deg front and 1.8 deg rear. I would like to go for more front camber but the upper ball joint adjustment is bottomed out in the A-arm slot. If I was tracking the car exclusively I would try to get more than 2 deg both front and rear. For mainly street use with occasional track use I would try for 2 deg front and rear. </DIV>
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<DIV>I use 225/50-15 and 295/50-15 on the street and 225/50-15 and 275/40-17 on the track.</DIV>
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<TD height=131 width="98%"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><B>From: Scott Bell [scott@saccrestorations.net]</B><br>
Sent: 22/10/2013 7:20:33 AM<br>
To: MikeLDrew@aol.com<br>
Cc: detomaso@poca.com<br>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Track Suspension Suggestions </FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" size=2 face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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<DIV>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?<br>
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On Oct 20, 2013, at 6:20 PM, <A href="mailto:MikeLDrew@aol.com">MikeLDrew@aol.com</A> wrote:<br>
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In a message dated 10/20/13 17 16 42, <A href="mailto:scott@saccrestorations.net">scott@saccrestorations.net</A> writes:<br>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" cite="" type="CITE"><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Geneva family="SANSSERIF"></FONT><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=Geneva family="SANSSERIF">I am going to the track in a few weeks and am looking for some suggestions on possible Camber setting changes.<br>
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Last time I was at the track, ALL four tires seemed to be overheating at the outside edge of each tire.<br>
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I'm wondering if I should try a tire pressure change or maybe give it some negative Camber?<br>
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>>>Where are you starting, camber-wise? <br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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That would be quite a lot for a Pantera though, I think, especially considering how wide the tires are....<br>
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