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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 05:48 PM
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Question camber?

how many degrees of camber would you recomend for slide'n
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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It depends what you like.


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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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camber is bad for drift'n, what I hear is that you want your tires flat on the ground for more traction
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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^ camber is for racing not drifting anyway...
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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I'm not sure, but I think running more agressive camber on your front tires would increase cornering grip for the front, so the balance of grip would make it seem like your rear end is easier to break loose.
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 07:58 PM
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camber will give you grip in turns, run 0 or maybe positive camber so when your in a turn theres less tire making patch
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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ya so if you what to drift leave it stock thats your best bet
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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ya so if you what to drift leave it stock thats your best bet
You obviously don't know what you're talking about, so why don't you NOT reply anymore?


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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 08:45 PM
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It really depends on how the camber changes as the suspension compresses.

For some cars, there is very little change in camber as the suspension compresses, so they run a lot of static camber. That is: Lots of camber at ride height. You see the Honda guys doing this a-lot.

For other cars, they gain a lot of camber when you corner, so you set it up with maybe 0-0.5 degrees of static negative camber. That way when the suspension compresses, and the car rolls, you keep a good patch of rubber on the ground.

It is somewhat hard to explain w/o some sort of visual aid, and i'm not sure exactly how the FC's suspension behaves. Those are the basics.

If you want to drift, unless you're already pretty good at it, you're not going to notice any profound differances due to how you set the car up.

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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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im definetly not bad at it but I was just wondering cause I always see the D1 cars with what seems like a **** ton of camber
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Old Jan 28, 2005 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by oditot
im definetly not bad at it but I was just wondering cause I always see the D1 cars with what seems like a **** ton of camber
It's for show.


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