Tire pressure on cambered wheels

Tire pressure on cambered wheels

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Cobrafan05

Original Poster:

31 posts

97 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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I need some advise on correct tire pressure with my camber setup. I have 7 degrees negative on the front running 245/45r17 on continental extreme contact dws 06's (Z rated) . The rear tires have 2 degrees negative running 275/40r17 on tigerpaws with wheel spacers. This is on my 01 ford svt mustang cobra. Any help or ideas would be awesome!

davepoth

29,395 posts

198 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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I see you're new around here.

I'm not going to be rude, but that much camber is not safe for road use.

OldGermanHeaps

3,801 posts

177 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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186 psi

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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davepoth said:
I'm not going to be rude, but that much camber is not safe for road use.
Quite. I'm not sure it matters what the width of the tyre is when you're only using the corners.

CraigyMc

16,300 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Cobrafan05 said:
Any help or ideas would be awesome!
Put the camber levels on your suspension back to settings that aren't stupid. Best of luck.

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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ignore these lot. car will look great :


Butter Face

30,191 posts

159 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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7 Degrees of negative camber on the front rofl

2 Degress on the back rofl


I bet that looks acerofl

Baryonyx

17,990 posts

158 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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You've got a really nice car, so why don't you want to be able to drive it properly?

MDMA .

8,849 posts

100 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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at least you wont damage your wheels on the curb.

thebraketester

14,191 posts

137 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Pics or it didn't happen

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Probably won't make much difference what pressures you run, as you must be running on the shoulder of the tyre anyway. Whilst you might like the questionable aesthetic of 7 degrees negative camber, I imagine the handling is equally questionable? Anything over 4 degrees will have a negative impact on handling and something like 2.5 is nearer ideal.


CraigyMc

16,300 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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e21Mark said:
Probably won't make much difference what pressures you run, as you must be running on the shoulder of the tyre anyway. Whilst you might like the questionable aesthetic of 7 degrees negative camber, I imagine the handling is equally questionable? Anything over 4 degrees will have a negative impact on handling and something like 2.5 is nearer ideal.
Ford's preferred spec for camber on that car is -0.6º.
Ford's allowable range for camber on that car is in the range of +1.35º to -1.5º.
The OP's -7º is massively outside of the allowable range, but of course we all knew this.

AyBee

10,522 posts

201 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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OldGermanHeaps said:
186 psi
Bit too high, I think 160 psi is correct OP.

mywifeshusband

594 posts

197 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Gosh I hope the OP has informed his insurance company that the geometry is so far outside the manufacturer's specification.

Or is he hoping the ensuing crash damage will destroy the front suspension and this cheeky modification won't be spotted?

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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To be honest, I assumed OP might have been running an uprated suspension set-up, to be able to dial in such extreme levels of camber and that factory specs' would no longer apply?

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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TBH, I suspect the OP is a misplaced 'merkin.

CraigyMc

16,300 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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TooMany2cvs said:
TBH, I suspect the OP is a misplaced 'merkin.
Yup. In both the American and the pubic toupée meanings.

CraigyMc

16,300 posts

235 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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e21Mark said:
To be honest, I assumed OP might have been running an uprated suspension set-up, to be able to dial in such extreme levels of camber and that factory specs' would no longer apply?
To get to -7º, he's likely using lowered suspension as well as camber/castor adjustment plates.

austinsmirk

5,597 posts

122 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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the car probably looks amazing parked outside the blue oyster bar.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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mywifeshusband said:
Gosh I hope the OP has informed his insurance company that the geometry is so far outside the manufacturer's specification.
PH safety first.