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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 08:00 AM
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Negative Canver

guy's i noticed my canver on my front wheels was getting negative. this caused my car to jump around on the road and basicly become unstable at high speeds.

I went to get a 4 wheel alignment and asked to have the canver changed. the wheels are now .02mm +, meaning the bottom is out .2mm from the top. Driving style/feel of the car has changed totally.

I have 235/45/17 on the front and damn the steering feels light!
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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 08:10 AM
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That's great are you talking about camber?
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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 08:52 AM
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maybe they call it Canver in Australia or it's just an accent. j/k
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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 08:59 AM
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I assume you mean 2 degrees of negative camber, opposed to 2/10 of a mm or 2/100 mm of negative camber.

2degrees is somewhat agressive for a street driven car and can cause some instability.

1 degree of negative camber and as much caster as you can get is a good street alignment. Toe at factory specs, but make sure they check the caster after doing the camber.
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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 09:08 AM
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i am getting tired of moving threads started by Kas_rx
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Old Dec 12, 2002 | 11:01 AM
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Originally posted by WVRx7
1 degree of negative camber and as much caster as you can get is a good street alignment. Toe at factory specs, but make sure they check the caster after doing the camber.
Too much caster is not good either.....

kas_rx: check www.pettitracing.com for their alignment specs for street driving. They seem to be pretty good. 2 degrees is too much camber for street driving.
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