jonbeedle
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 05:32 PM |
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TRE adjustment
I'm referring to the TREs on the top wishbones. I want to adjust the angle of the front wheels as seen from the front of the car. Don't
know the technical term for this. Anyone know what the angle should be?
Cheers
Jon
"Everyone is entitled to an opinion however stupid!"
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smart51
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 05:41 PM |
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camber? the amount that the wheels lean in at the top?
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 05:50 PM |
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Camber
It needs to definitely be negative , unless you like the Triumph Herald effect!!, mine is 1.5 degrees, wouldn't mind going a bit more, some
Caterhams seem to have quite a good amount of negative camber..............
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jonbeedle
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 06:30 PM |
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Is that with the bottoms of the wheels in towards the car?
Cheers
Jon
"Everyone is entitled to an opinion however stupid!"
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mookaloid
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 07:07 PM |
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negative is with the 2 wheels closer together at the top - which is what you want
Cheers
Mark
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andylancaster3000
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 07:08 PM |
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Nope, top of wheel in, The theory being that if the top of the wheel is already leaning inwrads is a static state, when it leans out while loaded when
cornering it will be forced vertically (or close to it) where the tyre is designed to work properly.
HTH, Andy
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jonbeedle
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 08:43 PM |
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Anyone know what the ideal angle is?
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 08:50 PM |
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I dont think there is an ideal ,the optimum is probably different for every , tyre/wheel/suspension bush material/car
weight/roadspeed..............but it is best to have a little negative camber at least so that the car doesnt tend to kinda roll over the tyre
wall...........
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Hellfire
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| posted on 28/9/05 at 09:02 PM |
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I would start with about 1.5 degree negative camber as a benchmark and adjust either way until it feels about right.
Like Surrey Dave says, there is no ideal -its whatever suits you and your car.
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