Neg camber - not THAT low...

[Z]

First off, im running;

Koni Yellows (Rear on the middle of the 3 height settings)
King Lows
16's

My front is pretty low (lower than the back), and the back has about 2 fingers gap between the tyre/guard. Noticed today my back tyres are showing symptoms of neg camber however my fronts appear to be fine...

Is it possible they (bob jane) just did a half assed allignment when i chucked my rims on? any other possible causes?

[T-onedc2]

Definitely possible, however 2 fingers between the tyre and guard is a fair drop from stock so I'd say more than likely you need a castor/camber kit installed to get the correct alignment.

You say you can see symptoms of neg camber in the tyre wear, I assume you mean the inside edge is wearing prematurely, so could also indicate excessive toe out (-ve toe) due to suspension geometry changed form lowering the ride height.

[Z]

Definitely possible, however 2 fingers between the tyre and guard is a fair drop from stock so I'd say more than likely you need a castor/camber kit installed to get the correct alignment.

You say you can see symptoms of neg camber in the tyre wear, I assume you mean the inside edge is wearing prematurely, so could also indicate excessive toe out (-ve toe) due to suspension geometry changed form lowering the ride height.

I see. the reason i suspected a dodgy alignment is because the front is significantly lower than the rear but the front tyres seem fine.

Might go to a specialised suspension place tomorrow and get them to take a look...

[T-onedc2]

If you're talking about the effect of having the front lower than the rear toe, then you will actually find it's more likely to be toeing in and scrubbing the outer. The difference in height between front and rear would have to be so great to have that effect it would look ridiculous. Get it checked by a professional.:)

[Z]

If you're talking about the effect of having the front lower than the rear toe, then you will actually find it's more likely to be toeing in and scrubbing the outer. The difference in height between front and rear would have to be so great to have that effect it would look ridiculous. Get it checked by a professional.:)

Ye, ill make some calls tomorrow.

Thanks.

[luzinit]

mmm u might wanna check the insides of the front taking it out off the car, because its pretty hard to see.. i learnt the hard way :P
my setup is similar to urs, i run 1.25 - 1.5 neg camber on the fronts

[Domokun SPL]

Anything street should probably have 1 degree front and 0.5 degree rear cambers, otherwise if you do a lot of fwy driving you will see excessive tyre wear.

Road driving also doesnt reach such high g forces such as track to warrant cambers bigger then 1 degree front.


And yes, you can get just a rear wheel alignment. its half the cost :)