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Old Sep 2, 2018 | 04:54 PM
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I noticed my wheels didn't appear to be"plumb" (perfectly vertical top-to-bottom), so I put a level against them and sure enough they have quite a bit of negative camber. The back tires' negative camber is more pronounced than the fronts. I'm guessing this is normal for improved handling, but I'm a bit uneducated on this topic. I see lots of people doing this intentionally, especially when lowering their cars, but I'm wondering what the factory specs are for camber on the LC. I suspect people more into racing will be familiar with this topic, and I'm hoping someone on this site can provide some insight. Seems like negative camber would wear the inner tread much faster, but maybe not - if one is doing a fair amount of aggressive cornering(?).

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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 01:43 PM
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The front camber should be -.70deg.
The rear camber is -1.33 deg, so almost double.
It is typical for MFGs to run more rear camber than front (on rear wheel drive cars especially). The idea is that in a corner they want the rear to have more grip than the front. The majority of drivers can handle understeer better than oversteer, so it comes down to making a car that Average Joe is less likely to swap ends in when he decides to flex his skinny pedal leaving Cars & Coffee.
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 02:47 PM
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Thanks, yeah... I confirmed this with my service rep after I posted the query. The negative camber was so much more noticeable after I installed my new Vossen wheels - which are flush with the fenders. I never noticed it with the factory wheels tucked under. Then of course, I started noticing it on almost every performance car I saw on the road. Never even thought about the concept of negative camber before, but it makes lots of sense now.
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Old Sep 7, 2018 | 03:15 PM
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What I found funny about the LC, is the caster and camber aren’t adjustable. The alignment instructions basically say:
“ It was perfect when we made it. Here are the measurements of every component including the front sub-frame; measure them all and replace the one you messed up.”
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