Jersey Royal Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi All, I would be grateful if some one could advise me on .. What the ideal camber for front and rear wheels? Also ideal toe in on front? (posibly 1/16?) Does the width of tyre make any difference? I have had a quick look through a manual could only see the Toe in above. Thanks Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi All, I would be grateful if some one could advise me on .. What the ideal camber for front and rear wheels? Also ideal toe in on front? (posibly 1/16?) Does the width of tyre make any difference? I have had a quick look through a manual could only see the Toe in above. Thanks Guy Guy, the front and rear geometry specs are in the front of the Benley book in the General Specifications section. Page 04.3 in my .pdf copy. Here they list: Camber: Front 0 degrees plus or minus half a degree, Rear 1 degree plus or minus half a degree Caster: 2.75 degrees plus or minus half a degree Toe in: front and rear, 0 to 1/16 inch I think the caster is pretty much fixed by the front suspension geomery but you can of course shim/adjust for toe in and camber. I put 1 degree of camber on the rear of my TR6, an easy adjustment with the GP TA brackets.. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) <p> <br />Guy, the front and rear geometry specs are in the front of the Benley book in the General Specifications section. Page 04.3 in my .pdf copy.<br /> <br /> Here they list:<br /> <br /> Camber: Front 0 degrees plus or minus half a degree, Rear 1 degree plus or minus half a degree<br /> Caster: 2.75 degrees plus or minus half a degree<br /> Toe in: front and rear, 0 to 1/16 inch<br /> <br /> I think the caster is pretty much fixed by the front suspension geomery but you can of course shim/adjust for toe in and camber.<br /> I put 1 degree of camber on the rear of my TR6, an easy adjustment with the GP TA brackets..<br /> <br /> Stan</p> <p><br /> Thanks Stan for the Bentley Reference, i have currently mislaid mine, somewhere in the depths of my garage. Now i know those are factory specs, which would have been based on the tyres fitted at the time. Today improve tyre technology is much different, how does this affect those specs, I have negative camber on front and back,</p> havent measured it but wildo, as a matter of interest. My main concern is a check on the Toe in as i seem to have a very slight scroll to the outside of both ;front tyres, what has caused this, or whether its a proiblem i am as yet unsure , tyres are 195 x 65 Dunlop Sport 01 Cheers Guy Edited January 31, 2012 by Jersey Royal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ntc Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Guy They are indeed different,can you send me some pics of your car wheels dead ahead front and back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foster461 Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 <p> Thanks Stan for the Bentley Reference, i have currently mislaid mine, somewhere in the depths of my garage. Now i know those are factory specs, which would have been based on the tyres fitted at the time. Today improve tyre technology is much different, how does this affect those specs, I have negative camber on front and back,</p> havent measured it but wildo, as a matter of interest. My main concern is a check on the Toe in as i seem to have a very slight scroll to the outside of both ;front tyres, what has caused this, or whether its a proiblem i am as yet unsure , tyres are 195 x 65 Dunlop Sport 01 Cheers Guy Good question re modern tires.. I dont have a clue so have just stuck with the published specs despite the whopping 215 radials.. There are web sites that help diagnose tire wear issues like this one http://www.procarcare.com/includes/content/resourcecenter/encyclopedia/ch25/25readtirewear.html Dont forget there is a free and widely available .pdf version of the Bentley book, I figured by now everyone had a copy.. Stan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jersey Royal Posted January 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Thanks Chaps. Heres a couple of photos of the ware to the front right tyre, the left front is the same, The rears look fine. If i run my finger from the floor going backwards across the outer segment of the tyre i can feel a ridge (sharp edge) to each tread. The reast of the tread is perfectly smooth to touch. You should be able to make it out in the photos. W ill take some photos from front and rear tomorrow Cheers GUY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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