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Originally Posted by BMERDOC
TR65,
In the end I think that any setting within the Specified Range is ok. Again, this is an intermediate discussion and I don't want to confuse anyone more than I need to. Its just been my preference to set the toe to the average with a lean towards more positive toe if a little more performance is desired.
There is a good thread in this forum about handling but for the sake of a conversation on collision avoidance (I think handling/safety/collision avoidance go hand in hand), it is widely known that increased negative camber induces oversteer. There are many charts online that suggest ways to minimize oversteer including reducing neg camber. I would prefer oversteer to some pushing/plowing pig if I was trying to avoid an accident.
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Interestingly, my truck is set at 1° positive camber on both wheels (wheel axis is tilted out towards the top), and where I thought I would notice a pronounced understeer condition, it actually corners better than ever. Even taking a corner where the suggested speed is 25 mph at 35 mph, the truck holds the corner without any tendency to dive into it, and without any feeling that the rear end is going to let go and slide away on me. And believe me, as high as my truck sits, with no sway bars, it's not a real cornering machine.
I like Nick's idea of negative camber on the front wheels, and if it's set at 1° or 1.25°, I can't see where it would cause any undesirable steering anomalies, but if anyone tries it, I would definitely to read about the results.