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WhiteComet
07-28-2011, 09:13 PM
Sup guys. Just got new tires and alignment today. Here are my wheel specs:

16x7 +40 Rota Torques on Hankook Ventus V12 EVOs

Front camber: -2.2
Front Toe: -.01

Rear Camber: -0.7
Rear Toe: 0


One thing to note is that the DC5R LCAs add a quite a bit of negative camber. Before with the HFP suspension and one camber bolt, I was only able to get -.5 negative in the fronts maxed. With the DC5R Lcas I easily got -2.2 instead.

If you are thinking about spending $200+ for camber plates, I highly recommend getting the DC5R LCAs instead. You'll drop 10 lbs of unsprung weight, gain negative camber, positive caster AND get much better bushings all at the same time.

On another note...I wonder how fast my front tires will wear with those settings. Does anyone know?

USAF EP3
07-28-2011, 09:37 PM
To answer your tire wear question, I was using that aggresive camber setup for awhile on 215/45/17 Falken Azenis with 200 treadwear and they wore out on me pretty quickly. Considering I auto-x'd them monthly and daily drove without switching back alignment. Only thing I did was rotate them every month. They lasted me 6 months.

WhiteComet
07-29-2011, 10:15 AM
To answer your tire wear question, I was using that aggresive camber setup for awhile on 215/45/17 Falken Azenis with 200 treadwear and they wore out on me pretty quickly. Considering I auto-x'd them monthly and daily drove without switching back alignment. Only thing I did was rotate them every month. They lasted me 6 months.

I'm on Hankook Ventus V12 EVOs with a 280 treadwear rating. Not sure if I'm too keen on changing my tires that often so maybe I'll change the front back down to -1.5 camber.

ep_hatcher_510
07-29-2011, 05:19 PM
-2.2 is not a lot of camber, as long as your toe is good, it wont do much damage if any.

27rocks
07-29-2011, 06:41 PM
I've been rolling with -3.2 for well over a year (almost two) and still have a decent amount of life left on my tires. This reminds me though i need to rotate the bitches.

talonXracer
07-29-2011, 06:54 PM
Those tires will wear fast all on their own, the camber wont affect them much, excessive toe is what will really kill those tires, and your toe is just about non-existent.

jed_averill
07-29-2011, 10:04 PM
Show me a picture. The shop had my papers for the alignment, yikes.

WhiteComet
07-30-2011, 01:01 AM
Show me a picture. The shop had my papers for the alignment, yikes.

He showed me the settings on the screen. Too bad it didnt show what the caster was...I'm kinda curious how much caster those LCAs were able to give me