Wheel Alignment of Toe, Caster and Camber.

[Kelpie]

1. Based on my preliminary understanding on wheel alignment, there are 3 areas to be alignmed, i.e. toe, castor and camber.

 

a) Toe - increase in toe-in will typically reduce over-steer and toe-out to reduce under-steer. RWD tend to toe-in to benefit its rearward movement. FWD usually have slight toe-out to improve handling.

b) Caster - for adjusting forward and rearward wheel position. Increaseing forward usually improve steering effort, straight line, high speed and cornering.

c) Camber - to alter the angle of the wheel relative to a vertical line. Lowered car usually result in a negative camber angle, hence require aftermarket camber kits to adjust the angle. A lowered car without camber kit may have its tyre sidewall wear out faster and thus loose grip.

 

2. So to optimise handling, for FWD, slight toe-out and forwarding castet should improve handling. So what sort of adjustment in turn of degree do you guys go for? or no one actually bother about this .

 

Regards,

 

Regards,

[Qr25vet]

never toe out....u'll struggle to keep your car in a straight line...i'd rather to that in the rear to indice oversteer postitive caster is good....camber...always go for negative camber...

[Kelpie]

Usually variance is low, between +/- 5 degree. The only way to find out the optimized configuration is to check the alignment as soon as one gotten a new stock car. Who knows, slight degree of toe-out is already part of the factory default.

 

Regards,

[Sky_vinz]

Anyone to share their front and rear camber angles?