A&Q about 350Z
Q:
I have noticed that about 1" of the outside of the rear tires doesn't touch the ground under normal driving conditions. It is pretty dry out here (Arizona) so you can see where dust is on the tires. When I bought the car, I thought I noticed excessive camber on the rear tires, but I fugured it was an optical illusion. Seeing that the outside of the tread on the rear tires are clean after driving (and tire tracks from burn-outs aren't the whole width of the tire either) I am wondering if I should be talking to the dealer.
Does anyone know if this is normal? If so, what is the purpose? If not, has anyone else experienced what I have described?
Thanks.
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Post Edited (May 28, 6:23pm)
A:
Yes,
It is normal as that is how the car is set to run. The camber helps the handling of the car.
A:
so wait a minute i'm having the dealer fix the camber to not be tilted inward.... is that not good???
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A:
That all depends. If your car is out of spec. then it is good to fix the camber. That also slows down the dreaded feathering.
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A:
Changing the camber will affect your cornering. As I remember, lessening the camber toward neutral will make the car more stable on the straight line at high speed, but cornering weaker. The front/rear camber combination will also affect oversteer/understeer.