Wheel and Tyre Questions

Ok I don't know shiz about this stuff so can anyone help me? I know i could of just wikipedia'ed this stuff, but its hella confusing.
So camber is the angle of the wheel right? / \ ect. What does it do?
Add to handling?

Offset What the hell is offset.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset_(wheel)
The offset of a vehicle's wheel is the distance between the centerline of the wheel and the plane of the hub-mounting surface of the wheel. It can thus be either positive or negative, and is typically measured in millimeters.

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Mm kay I don't get it so the wheel is further away or closer to the mount?

Damper Something to do with tyre hardness?

Maybe answers can be added to OH wiki if we get one

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ok, camber is the angle at which the wheel sits - like u mentioned either positive \ / or negative / \

a little bit of negative camber assists in cornering. imagine a car turning in a sharp corner, the body will roll to one side so the surface contact of the inner tyre will increase and give better grip around the corner.

offset relates to the distance between the wheel and the hub. just think of it like the lower the offset, the more the wheel will stick out. eg; a wheel with +15 offset will stick out more than a wheel with +40 offset

as for damper it just means shocks.

i just gave some highly simplified answers. hope it helps

thanks man :thumbsup:

http://www.raceandroad.com/images/ns...texplained.jpg

damper is how hard and soft your shocks are

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73305

thats about camber kits

not what camber is

Chunky, how long have you been here and you still dont know where the search button is or read the stickies - this is at the top of the noob forum:

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41413

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Originally Posted by trism

thats about camber kits

not what camber is

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lmao ohwell :) still a good read

it is a good read :thumbsup:

how u figure out what offset it is? what u need to do to not let the guards rub on a sharp turn?

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Originally Posted by spiralshock

how u figure out what offset it is? what u need to do to not let the guards rub on a sharp turn?

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Huh? Did you even bother to look at the link I posted or are you just another one of those people who expects people to just answer the questions for them?

sry, didnt read dat. my bad.

sorry Z man