JeremyC
10-22-06, 04:44 PM
Ok guys, let me know if it looks like I did this right.
Here is the way I found online. FYI, I don't need it perfect, just close enough that I order the right camber kit for the front.
Easy method to measure camber--- You will need a carpenter's square and a tape measure. With the car on relatively flat surface, place the carpenters square on the ground and against the tire. The square will be touching the side wall near the ground. Measure the distance from the same point on the side wall near the top of the tire to the square. Also measure the distance between the two data points. The tangent of one degree is .017. Therefore 1 degree of camber is .017" per inch. An example is: If the two points are 20" apart , then one degree is 20 x .017" = .34". There is a slight error due to the lower side wall bulging for the weight of the car, but you can easily estimate this.
Instead of estimating for the tire I measured the top and bottom of the rim, and subtracted to get the difference.
So here are my numbers. They were the same from right to left, so I will only post front and rear.
Front = 5/8 on the bottom, and 1 inch on the top. So the difference it 3/8 or .375.
The distance from the top to the bottom measuring point was 18.5 inches. So 18.5 x .017 is .3145.
So .375 / .3145 is 1.2 deg of negative camber.
The aft read 3/8 at the bottom, and 1 1/8 at the top. So the difference is 3/4 or .75.
So .75 / .3145 is 2.4 deg of negative camber.
I am pretty sure everything is right, but I wanted to make sure before I order my kits tonight.
Here is the way I found online. FYI, I don't need it perfect, just close enough that I order the right camber kit for the front.
Easy method to measure camber--- You will need a carpenter's square and a tape measure. With the car on relatively flat surface, place the carpenters square on the ground and against the tire. The square will be touching the side wall near the ground. Measure the distance from the same point on the side wall near the top of the tire to the square. Also measure the distance between the two data points. The tangent of one degree is .017. Therefore 1 degree of camber is .017" per inch. An example is: If the two points are 20" apart , then one degree is 20 x .017" = .34". There is a slight error due to the lower side wall bulging for the weight of the car, but you can easily estimate this.
Instead of estimating for the tire I measured the top and bottom of the rim, and subtracted to get the difference.
So here are my numbers. They were the same from right to left, so I will only post front and rear.
Front = 5/8 on the bottom, and 1 inch on the top. So the difference it 3/8 or .375.
The distance from the top to the bottom measuring point was 18.5 inches. So 18.5 x .017 is .3145.
So .375 / .3145 is 1.2 deg of negative camber.
The aft read 3/8 at the bottom, and 1 1/8 at the top. So the difference is 3/4 or .75.
So .75 / .3145 is 2.4 deg of negative camber.
I am pretty sure everything is right, but I wanted to make sure before I order my kits tonight.