Camber Wear On Fronts

[Nethybridge]

My american LHD car pulled to the left from new , I used camber bolts on both Mac. struts

Factory specs -0.8 on both sides [+or- 0.75], so I increased left front to - 1.0 and right front to - 0.35
Both adjustments well within specs, centred steering wheel and it drove straight and true.

I notice both front tyres now wearing on the outer edges, I understand the right tyre maybe wearing as I have
made it more positive camber, but the left front is more negative, so, if anything, it should wear on the inner edge.

[520TORQUES]

Not my cup of tea to stagger camber like that as it's relying on the crown of the road always being uniform and centred, which is not the case often, especially when using the road fully. But thats a side discusion.

did you check and set toe? that has a major effect on tyre wear and off centre pulling.

[GreenV8S]

You should not have needed to set the camber differently on the two sides to get the car to track straight. If it needed that, it suggests something else was wrong.

[Nethybridge]

GreenV8S said:

You should not have needed to set the camber differently on the two sides to get the car to track straight. If it needed that, it suggests something else was wrong.

Maybe, but I've never kerbed the car, I'll get a alignment readout and check nothing is wildly out, then
take the camber bolts out and return to factory specs.

[E-bmw]

GreenV8S said:

You should not have needed to set the camber differently on the two sides to get the car to track straight. If it needed that, it suggests something else was wrong.

^^^^ Wot 'e said.

Your LHD car will likely be set up without reference to our road camber.

You should be able to get an equivalent set up for UK roads without doing a fudge to it.

[LennyM1984]

When you say that you added camber bolts, I assume that you redid the toe AFTER changing the camber? If not, what you are probably seeing is tyre wear from excessive toe. In my experience, camber wear is more of a gradual wear (less tread on inside vs outside) whereas wear from excessive toe will scrub the inside edge completely.

[GreenV8S]

Nethybridge said:

Maybe, but I've never kerbed the car, I'll get a alignment readout and check nothing is wildly out, then
take the camber bolts out and return to factory specs.

Have you checked the corner weights and tyre pressures all round? Condition of the suspension bushes? Rear wheel geometry?

[Nethybridge]

Just a follow up post, as LennyM1984 said, excessive toe-in
due to camber bolt fitment, the camber was within
specs, but the toe-in was outrageous and had been for 2 years.
This Wik Flit 4 wheel alignment cost me £90 because adjustment was necessary front and rear, so watch out.