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Old May 15, 2004 | 05:34 PM
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How badly will my street tires wear if I am running -2° camber, 0 toe?

figure 12K a year, 30% highway
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Old May 15, 2004 | 11:37 PM
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Unless you do a good bit of playing, it will wear the inside pretty bad. I have -1.8 degrees and if I do too much regular driving the inside will wear too much. If I do a few AutoXs or play a good bit in the mountains, it will wear pretty even.

-1.2 seemed to work about the best for wear,,, at least for me.
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Old May 16, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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A lot of autoXer's run -1.8 to -2.0 degrees camber, but I doubt you will be able to get that much unless you have modified your car. A little bit of toe-out and more castor will help in Solo II also.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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I am going to be running around somewhere between -1.7 a and -2 camber (with GC coilovers) and 4.4 castor, with 0 toe, 1/32 if I decide that at the last minute, and I drive the car about 12k miles a year. I guess I'll just rotate the tires frequently to maximize their life. The street tires won't see any more autocrosses. What I may do is after the AX season, raise the suspension about an inch to knock off some the the camber.
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