Rear camber and front-wheel-drive

[vcortesbaja]

How do many front-wheel-drive vehicles have a slightly negative rear wheel camber that improves cornering stability?

 

[GregLocock]

Very few cars with independent suspension have enough camber change in roll to keep the tire vertical during a corner. The tendency is for the outer wheel to develop positive camber, which is bad for grip and for more dynamic effects. So the simple solution is to put in lots of negative static camber.

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[AeroFC]

Sorty but thsts not the case. Any drastic amount of camber, caster, toe (among others) creates improper suspension geometry. And the outer wheels gains negative camber via suspension compression.

 

[GregLocock]

Well, I suggest you go away and do some sums.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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