Increasing front camber to decrease the understeer

May 17, 2018 | 10:13 PM

Al.B.43

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Increasing front camber to decrease the understeer

So the stock c43 camber is set to -1 front and -1.7 rear. non adjustable. This I'm sure is done on purpose to dial in a little understeer like most manufacturers. I'm wondering if anyone knows what parts I would need to get around -2.3 camber in the front. That should make the car more neutral at the limit without hurting the tire life much. I have been told I could do it with control arm bushings and an upper control arm but haven't been able to find adjustable upper control arms for this car. Anyone have any experience with this?

May 18, 2018 | 09:38 AM

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Try k-mac camber kits.
https://k-mac.com/

May 18, 2018 | 11:09 AM

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run a wider and stickier front tire? That's going to be a good way to compliment additional camber for more front grip and less understeer.

May 18, 2018 | 12:30 PM

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Thanks. I reached out to kmac to see if their kit will work. I'm running a stickier tire (200) in the front and it has helped. The tire has only about a half inch on the inside from the upper control arm. I don't think it will fit any wider than stock 225. I wish there was room for a 245.

May 18, 2018 | 02:38 PM

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Right, you'd have to run aftermarket wheels to fit a wider tire. I ran a 245 upfront and it removed most all symptoms of understeer, car would wallow over before feeling understeer.

May 18, 2018 | 02:52 PM

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Right, you'd have to run aftermarket wheels to fit a wider tire. I ran a 245 upfront and it removed most all symptoms of understeer, car would wallow over before feeling understeer.

What is your wheel specs with offset?

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