Camber
- Thread starter daz05
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That is certainly the cheapest method (but you'll still have to pay for a proper alignment set-up). There's plenty of options for fully adjustable camber kits, along with adjustable anti-roll bars, etc. Just depends how much you're thinking of tracking it, and how much extra tyre wear you can put up with.
My last e34 M5 has -1.5º and -2.5º front & back respectively, and even on the ditchfinder tyres it came on it stuck like manure to a blanket. When I dialled it back down it became very slippy until I put proper tyres on.
My last e34 M5 has -1.5º and -2.5º front & back respectively, and even on the ditchfinder tyres it came on it stuck like manure to a blanket. When I dialled it back down it became very slippy until I put proper tyres on.
The car definitely feels more eager to turn in and seems to have more front-end grip with a little less understeer. My car had the toe-in on the front near the centre of the spec before increasing the camber, it is now near the minimum setting as I didn't adjust the tie-rod after increasing the camber. This also makes the car feel more lively but a bit more nervous too, I like it this way, but it does make the car more tiring to drive in a straight line at constant speed.daz05 said:
I've seen less scrubbing of the tyres when doing autocross, haven't seen any wear issues in normal use. When I took the original Contis off, the front tyres were quite even in depth across the tread with the standard factory alignment (middle of the slots on the strut tower), I expect to see a small amount of extra wear on the inside of the tyres due to the extra 0.5 degrees of camber, but not enough to shorten the tyre life.