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#21
Stock on th rears is 1 degree of negative camber. I wish that was the case with mine. The outside edge of my tires wore out much faster than the inside. Keep in mind i am not lowered and am running stock wheels/tires.
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Originally Posted by joshsbox
Stock on th rears is 1 degree of negative camber. I wish that was the case with mine. The outside edge of my tires wore out much faster than the inside. Keep in mind i am not lowered and am running stock wheels/tires.
#26
Lowering the xB can reduce the camber by a tiny amount based on the new angle of the axle "at rest."
What happens is a tiny fraction of the toe-in angle subtracts from the camber because of the tipping of the axle, but the amount is so tiny with this suspension design (couple hundredths of a degree at most, -0.02 degree) that it is almost unmeasurable with the usual tools - it's within their margin of error.
If you see (or measure) bad camber angles in the rear after lowering an xB, that is because it was bad before you lowered it, and something is likely bent... that's parts replacement time.
Tomas
What happens is a tiny fraction of the toe-in angle subtracts from the camber because of the tipping of the axle, but the amount is so tiny with this suspension design (couple hundredths of a degree at most, -0.02 degree) that it is almost unmeasurable with the usual tools - it's within their margin of error.
If you see (or measure) bad camber angles in the rear after lowering an xB, that is because it was bad before you lowered it, and something is likely bent... that's parts replacement time.
Tomas