You are going to give up some forward bite by adding camber. Adding camber to the front tires does aid in cornering grip but it can decrease braking if you get greedy. You don't have to worry about laying down the power though. The key is finding the balance between the loss of forward bite and lateral traction gain.
You have more rubber to work with out back and it does help make up for the lack of adjustment. I've slowly found more front grip and that means the rear needs to step up it's game to keep the balance right. That's why I added dual adjustables. I had the front working better than the rear finally. That's a good thing. I don't know yet if I can make the front work better than the rear where a little camber would be worth the reduction in forward bite.
You are going to give up some forward bite by adding camber. Adding camber to the front tires does aid in cornering grip but it can decrease braking if you get greedy. You don't have to worry about laying down the power though. The key is finding the balance between the loss of forward bite and lateral traction gain.
You have more rubber to work with out back and it does help make up for the lack of adjustment. I've slowly found more front grip and that means the rear needs to step up it's game to keep the balance right. That's why I added dual adjustables. I had the front working better than the rear finally. That's a good thing. I don't know yet if I can make the front work better than the rear where a little camber would be worth the reduction in forward bite.
Good stuff. For sure 335s push our smaller fronts and balance is key. Speaking w AME Matt today and he loves it. Although he's got 275/295s IIRC, he thinks 3/4 to 1 degree would be perfect.
Just a thought, wouldn't a little more shock/swaybar adjustment on the front help the forward bite?
I agree with the tire stagger. I thought my car felt more neutral running 275's all the way around. All part of the tuning process though. If I cant loosen up the rear with my watts next time out I'm throwing the 275's back on the rear.
As far as sway bars go, your not going to know until you drive it. Definitely recommend adjustables front and rear.
If you are running a 335mm rear tire and 275mm or less on the front, I'd be surprised if you can get your front end working well enough to benefit from the camber. I don't think Matt is making much power and he's got a small stagger.
With that being said, he's a suspension engineer and I'm pretty good at drinking beer and one hell of a race car driver.
I agree with the tire stagger. I thought my car felt more neutral running 275's all the way around. All part of the tuning process though. If I cant loosen up the rear with my watts next time out I'm throwing the 275's back on the rear.
As far as sway bars go, your not going to know until you drive it. Definitely recommend adjustables front and rear.
Agreed Gae. I've got too many knobs to turn in my suspension as it is...
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Originally Posted by Vegas69
If you are running a 335mm rear tire and 275mm or less on the front, I'd be surprised if you can get your front end working well enough to benefit from the camber. I don't think Matt is making much power and he's got a small stagger.
With that being said, he's a suspension engineer and I'm pretty good at drinking beer and one hell of a race car driver.
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