Camber

Negative camber in the front has the following problems.

• Uneven tire wear.

• The tire contact surface on the road is reduced, so the front tires will lock up easier during heavy braking.

• When the car is braking, the nose dives. When the nose dives, the camber on the front wheels becomes even more negative, so less contact area and even less braking. That is one of the reasons the front is set to positive camber from the factory, under braking, the camber changes and the contact area increases.

• Increased rate of wear in the outer (smaller) wheel bearings (more percentage on the car's weight shifts on them).

• You will need to re-set the front end alignment to different than factory specs to make it handle nicely.

I would only consider having negative camber in the front wheels, if:

• You like to corner fast.

• You have wider tires than stock.

• You know how to set the alignment yourself at your own specs determined by trial and error methods. (Generally with negative camber in front you will need less toe-in, or even a bit of toe-out). You might have to tweak the rear alignment toe settings a bit if you like to "race" your car, to get the desirable feel when cornering.

However, with wider tires and careful alignment, some negative in the front will give better cornering performance than stock settings but with a price of increased rate of wear.

Bill Spiliotopoulos, '67 bug.

Thank you Bill. It's a daily driver, so (reading your story) I think it's best to leave it the way it is. I don't think wear on the tires is such a problem. The handling/safety is most important. I was just thinking of it because the back is lowered so the camber is off, while the front is the way it should be. It looks strange/funny.

Thanks again for your explanation Roger

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If the back is too low and looks funny, you can raise the back just a bit, not a very difficult task to do yourself. There is plenty of information on how to do it if you google on this newsgroup.

Bill Spiliotopoulos, '67 bug.

Ah, I think I misinformed you :o) (sorry, English in not my native language... as you prob figured)) I like it the way it is in the back. /--\ However, the front is like this I--I and I find that combo odd...

Thanks, Roger

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