Is my front camber tolerable? Settings Posted
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After rotating my tires and realizing my alignment and camber was out of whack, I went to Firestone (through a recommendation to a car enthusiastic who works there) and now have the lifetime package for my G. I have an 05 G35 Sedan 6MT with 245/35/19 all-around on G35 Coupe/350Z springs for reference.
Here are the specs, but seeing as I need new tires, I'm curious if my front camber is tolerable enough as I don't want to wear through my new tires too quickly (I plan on rotating every 2,000 miles to be safe).
Front:
Camber: L/R: -1.2/-1.7
Caster: L/R: 8.2/8.4
Toe: L/R: 0.06/0.04
Total Toe: 0.10
Steer Ahead: 0.01
Rear:
Camber: L/R: -1.5/-1.5
Toe: L/R: 0.09/0.13
Total Toe: 0.22
Thrust Angle: -0.02
The mechanic who worked on my car said that the fronts should be fine, however I just need to ensure I rotating every 2,000 miles to ensure the tires remain usable.
What do you gurus think?
Here are the specs, but seeing as I need new tires, I'm curious if my front camber is tolerable enough as I don't want to wear through my new tires too quickly (I plan on rotating every 2,000 miles to be safe).
Front:
Camber: L/R: -1.2/-1.7
Caster: L/R: 8.2/8.4
Toe: L/R: 0.06/0.04
Total Toe: 0.10
Steer Ahead: 0.01
Rear:
Camber: L/R: -1.5/-1.5
Toe: L/R: 0.09/0.13
Total Toe: 0.22
Thrust Angle: -0.02
The mechanic who worked on my car said that the fronts should be fine, however I just need to ensure I rotating every 2,000 miles to ensure the tires remain usable.
What do you gurus think?
Tires are designed to work best -0.5> zero> +0.5 degrees camber.
Oem designs STATIC camber more negative knowing it will get more towards zero [more positive] in turns.
The need for negative camber proves the system does not have enough camber gain curve. This is done in the rear because of the varying rear load [gasoline full vs empty. rear luggage , rear passengers]...............the rear loads can vary by 500-600 pounds which changes rear height by 2.5 inches depending on rear load................something that doesn't occur in front except during braking.
The front seats are ~ at center of gravity to passenger load is almost split equally front to rear just as driver load is.
Oem designs STATIC camber more negative knowing it will get more towards zero [more positive] in turns.
The need for negative camber proves the system does not have enough camber gain curve. This is done in the rear because of the varying rear load [gasoline full vs empty. rear luggage , rear passengers]...............the rear loads can vary by 500-600 pounds which changes rear height by 2.5 inches depending on rear load................something that doesn't occur in front except during braking.
The front seats are ~ at center of gravity to passenger load is almost split equally front to rear just as driver load is.
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