How does camber and caster affect tire wear?
How does camber and caster affect tire wear?
Camber has a direct effect on tire wear patterns. Caster is the angle to which the steering pivot axis is tilted forward or rearward from vertical, as viewed from the side.
Do you need to Shim the camber on a truck?
The caster and camber angles on your truck are good right now. You do not need to shim it. As long as those angles are within .5 degree of each other and within spec there is no need to change it. The caster on your left wheel is barely outside of the limit but that won’t cause any problems, it’s only .2* of the right wheel.
What happens when Camber is out of adjustment?
Moving the upper arm out gets you more positive and moving it in results in negative camber. If camber is out of adjustment you will see uneven tire wear, if the camber is too negative for example then the tire will wear the inside tread. If camber is different from side to side it may cause a pulling problem.
How much does it cost to alignment a camber?
Turns out the alignment was charged at 1.5 hrs ($140) so he misspoke or overestimated. They ended up doing the alignment without the shims which apparently would have allowed them to get the camber not caster into the “green” acceptable range.
Camber has a direct effect on tire wear patterns. Caster is the angle to which the steering pivot axis is tilted forward or rearward from vertical, as viewed from the side.
How does a steering wheel gain Camber as it is turned?
Since the wheel rotates about a tilted axis, the wheel gains camber as it is turned. This effect is best visualized by imagining the unrealistically extreme case where the steering axis would be horizontal-as the steering wheel is turned, the road wheel would simply change camber rather than direction.
How does wheel camber affect the cornering force?
The cornering force that a tire can develop is highly dependent on its angle relative to the road surface, and so wheel camber has a major effect on the road holding of a car. It’s interesting to note that a tire develops its maximum cornering force at a small negative camber angle, typically around neg. 1/2 degree.
