what is a "reasonable" amount of camber?

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May 10, 2008 | 01:15 PM
  #1  
I just replaced the Toyo T1R's on my CLK500 with Goodyear Eagle F1's and now the rears are rubbing.
I had the fenders rolled yesterday but it didn't help (they are already rolled from the factory, so there wasn't much to work with)
So my next step is to increase the amount of negative camber.
Currently, rear camber is set at -1.48 ("target" for the car according to MB is 1.18 +/-0.3)
I am thinking of having the negative camber set to 2.5. Does that sound reasonable or is that going to totally eat up my tires????
Any advice appreciated.
Thanks!
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May 13, 2008 | 04:44 PM
  #2  
1.75 - 2.0
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May 14, 2008 | 04:02 PM
  #3  
Thanks Luke.
In fact I had Tirerack ship me some 255's for the rear. I am having them mounted today, so hopefully I will have no more issues.
Just curious though, do the Goodyear Eagle F1 A/S tires tend to be wider than other brands?
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May 14, 2008 | 10:02 PM
  #4  
OK, this is ridiculous!!!! Had the 255's mounted and they are STILL rubbing.
These Eagle F1's must be crazy wide!!!!!!
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May 17, 2008 | 05:34 PM
  #5  
Stock springs? Did you change pad thickness? Or add more camber yet?

What is the offset of your rear wheels?
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May 20, 2008 | 07:26 PM
  #6  
Brabus suspension. Offsets I believe are 30F and 18R (I've had the wheels on there so long, its tough to remember for sure!!!).
I'm bringing the car in to the bodyshop again on Thursday to try to make some further adjustments to the fenders.
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Jun 15, 2008 | 09:11 PM
  #7  
OK, going back to Toyo TR1's 265/35/18, just like I had before.
Between buying 4 tires which didn't fit and 2 visits to the body-shop, this whole debacle has cost me a ****load of money
Again, brand of tire can make a HUGE difference when it comes to fitment.
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