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Old 12 February 2006, 09:51 AM
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Default Alter camber setting after wheel change?

Had my WRX set up with a bit of negative camber and was running -1o 17' (Prodrive setting is -1o15') which I found went through my tyres to quick for my liking, I've since had it reset to -1o 05'.

I've now gone to 18" x 7.5" wheels, will this make much of a change to the camber settings, i.e. more negative?
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IT won't change anything.. all your doing is bolting a different wheel on.... the wheels do not adjust geometry....
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I thought increase in wheel and tyre width from would effect the way the tyre sits on the road?
Old 12 February 2006, 10:41 AM
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Mmmm, not really, the tyre width might be slightly more, but surely not enough to affect anything.....
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personally find that somewhere around the 1/2 to 3/4deg is more suited to road work and tyre wear.............

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I'm gonna keep more of a close eye on the insides of the new tyres, don't mind sacrificing a bit of 'handling' to get more out of the tyres, I'll maybe bring them in to -0.75..
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