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| Olympic 914 |
 Jun 19 2025, 10:41 AM
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This winter I installed Koni Adj strut inserts in the front, and just left the alignment settings where they were at.
I borrowed a buddy's Camber/Caster gauge and decided to fine tune things today. Started out putting 185lbs in the drivers seat. (my weight) and then set the ride height all around. putting the front A-arms at level. Then went about checking the Camber. on the front they were only slightly different, So I set them both at -3 deg camber. Caster seemed OK at 6 deg. so I left it there. Rear camber is -2.5 deg (2. 30min?) on the right and -2.62 (2.37min) left. I really don't want to mess with this. It seems to handle pretty good. Is that too much front camber for a street car? I'm not really too worried about tire wear.  |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Jun 19 2025, 11:40 AM
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3 degrees neg in the front is outrageous, besides hard steering slow cumbersome turn in, like you said the tires will wear out., There is NO benefit what so ever setting the camber that neg. zero is standard, 1/2 a degree if racing
QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Jun 19 2025, 09:41 AM)  This winter I installed Koni Adj strut inserts in the front, and just left the alignment settings where they were at. I borrowed a buddy's Camber/Caster gauge and decided to fine tune things today. Started out putting 185lbs in the drivers seat. (my weight) and then set the ride height all around. putting the front A-arms at level. Then went about checking the Camber. on the front they were only slightly different, So I set them both at -3 deg camber. Caster seemed OK at 6 deg. so I left it there. Rear camber is -2.5 deg (2. 30min?) on the right and -2.62 (2.37min) left. I really don't want to mess with this. It seems to handle pretty good. Is that too much front camber for a street car? I'm not really too worried about tire wear. |
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| Olympic 914 |
Jun 20 2025, 09:11 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,738 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Jun 19 2025, 01:40 PM) 3 degrees neg in the front is outrageous, besides hard steering slow cumbersome turn in, like you said the tires will wear out., There is NO benefit what so ever setting the camber that neg. zero is standard, 1/2 a degree if racing Outrageous... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Ok I was expecting a couple dissenting opinions. I have driven the car this way for a bunch of years, Many times on the Dragon and on the winding roads in SW Pennsylvania. I always thought it handled just fine. Driving friends 914s with skinnier tires. I felt they handled a bit lighter, maybe more nimble. I simply attributed it to the difference in tire sizes. I am running 205-50/ 16 fronts and 225-50.16 rear. on 7+8" wheels. Since I still have the tool, I think I will knock back the camber a bit, and see how it does. |
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| jd74914 |
Jun 20 2025, 02:59 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,850 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Jun 20 2025, 10:11 AM) -3 is quite a bit for DOT tires...but...the good Dr. is out of touch on modern tires. I've always run around Brant's -1.5 with sticky streets with good grip and no excessive wear issues. The camber curve is relatively bad on these front suspensions so a bit more camber won't hurt if you're driving a lot of twisties. |
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Olympic 914 Too much front Camber ? Jun 19 2025, 10:41 AM
fiacra I don't know if this is of any help to you, bu... Jun 19 2025, 10:58 AM
stownsen914 -3 is a lot on a primarily street driven car. I do... Jun 22 2025, 08:38 AM Dave_Darling For spirited street driving, I prefer about 0.5 de... Jun 19 2025, 11:46 PM Geezer914 I am running negative 1.4 camber in front with 6°... Jun 20 2025, 07:53 AM brant My street car around negative 1.5 in front
I’ve... Jun 20 2025, 09:02 AM BillJ I have the same widths and don’t run that much c... Jun 20 2025, 12:55 PM Olympic 914 Full disclosure...
Its not at -3deg. Whenever I w... Jun 22 2025, 09:34 AM Dave_Darling If you set up a vertical line, you can measure fro... Jun 23 2025, 11:59 PM |
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