Deadmetal Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 My Lupo has just over a degree of negative camber at the rear. Was just wondering if this is normal or if somthing might be bent.Been through 2 MOTs and nothing has been said about the rear beam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 natural camber from lower ride height, nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 That's what I thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 The rear is a solid beam so I'm failing to understand how it would be affected by lowering.I know the fronts gain camber the lower you go but, the mechanics of a rear swing arm dont really allow for camber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooper_GTI Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Correct, no camber is induced from lowering a rear beam. All you are doing in effect is swinging the whole lot about a pivot point.As long as the camber is evenly matched on both sides i.e. -1 degree, then i'd say there is nothing to worry about.You need some negative camber, as it helps turn in and keeps the maximum tyre in contact with the road during hard cornering. Granted the rear beam shouldn't induce negative camber under load, but it will. As long as you're not wrecking tyres and it's not crabbing, don't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koop Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Club Lupo: your guide to the world of facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStryder360 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I noticed I had around -1deg camber too on my rears. Saves buying shims lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 It's a whole 0.03 degree diffrent on either side so all should be good.Funny thing is that I've tyre wear on the fronts and none on the back and the camber is the same.Cheers for the help peoples! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbles21 Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 It's a whole 0.03 degree diffrent on either side so all should be good.Funny thing is that I've tyre wear on the fronts and none on the back and the camber is the same.Cheers for the help peoples! Probably cos the drive and steering comes from the front wheels.. nothing to worry about as has been said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadmetal Posted March 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 That was my thinking, much less strain on the rears compared to the fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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