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larger diameter wheel = more negative camber on lowered car?

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Old 09-18-08, 03:13 PM
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Exclamation larger diameter wheel = more negative camber on lowered car?

So I may have a buyer for my wheels and I may get his stockers as a trade. Now my question is: (assuming the transaction works out) since the wheels I will receive will be smaller in diameter (16s), would my (negative) camber be reduced resulting in me getting closer to OEM specs? Currently I'm -2.7° on one side and -2.8° on the other in the rears. I'm rolling on 20s.

I'm wondering if I should bother adding the front and rear RCAs if I'm going to mount 16s/17s onto my lowered car.

This is how my car is currently sitting on 20s:



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Old 09-18-08, 06:24 PM
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what are the tyre specs for each? this will determine the rolling diameter and will decide whether it will make a difference
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Stock tires will be high-profile tires that are within OEM spec.
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Assuming you do nothing to your suspension and only change the wheels, it will have absolutely zero effect on your camber. Your camber will still be -2.7*.

PS. How did you get that degree symbol? My keyboard doesn't have anything like that
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
Assuming you do nothing to your suspension and only change the wheels, it will have absolutely zero effect on your camber. Your camber will still be -2.7*.

PS. How did you get that degree symbol? My keyboard doesn't have anything like that
Chris....good question

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Old 09-20-08, 09:31 AM
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character map under system tools haha
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I Googled it because I was too lazy to look it up in MS Word.

Alt + 0176

Thanks, again.
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