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Faz105 · 06-24-2005, 11:23 AM

I went to the tire shop today to get my cambers adjusted after getting new bridgestone tires. The shop said that the rear wheel camber can be adjusted, but the front wheel camber can't?? Is this true? Did Mazda left something out, or is there another way to adjust the front wheel camber?

crossbow · 06-24-2005, 11:27 AM

Thats correct. Mazda in their infinite wisdom gave no way of adjusting front camber. The only way to get negative front camber is to lower the car.

Faz105 · 06-24-2005, 11:27 PM

Could you elaborate more on how lowering the car would get a negative offset? I presume a negative offset means going away from the car, that is, the lower bit of the tire sticks out.

CvilleSix · 06-25-2005, 05:01 AM

Right, that's what negative camber means, top of the wheel going in, bottom going out. It's simply based on the geometry of the double-wishbone up front that as the suspension compresses, more negative camber is achieved. Lowering the car puts the suspension a certain distance along its travel, as if it was compressed, but the geometric result (more camber) is the same.

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06-24-2005, 11:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Faz105 Track Racer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 338 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I went to the tire shop today to get my cambers adjusted after getting new bridgestone tires. The shop said that the rear wheel camber can be adjusted, but the front wheel camber can't?? Is this true? Did Mazda left something out, or is there another way to adjust the front wheel camber? __________________ 2003 6i Sedan, Greddy Turbo with E-manage, NGK Iridiums plugs, KYB Super Street Adjustables, H&R Suspension, HKS Turbo Timer, SARD R2D2 Blow-off valve, HKS Legamax Dual Axle Back Exhaust, A-spec Bodykit. RAYS Gram Lights 57S. VTTR Slotted Front Rotors

06-24-2005, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Faz105 Track Racer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 338 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Could you elaborate more on how lowering the car would get a negative offset? I presume a negative offset means going away from the car, that is, the lower bit of the tire sticks out. __________________ 2003 6i Sedan, Greddy Turbo with E-manage, NGK Iridiums plugs, KYB Super Street Adjustables, H&R Suspension, HKS Turbo Timer, SARD R2D2 Blow-off valve, HKS Legamax Dual Axle Back Exhaust, A-spec Bodykit. RAYS Gram Lights 57S. VTTR Slotted Front Rotors

06-25-2005, 05:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
CvilleSix Rally Racer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Right, that's what negative camber means, top of the wheel going in, bottom going out. It's simply based on the geometry of the double-wishbone up front that as the suspension compresses, more negative camber is achieved. Lowering the car puts the suspension a certain distance along its travel, as if it was compressed, but the geometric result (more camber) is the same. Mazda6 camber analysis [6tech] __________________ 2003 White 6i MTX [Custom turbo... almost done since 09/05]

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06-24-2005, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
crossbow Mazda Guru Join Date: May 2003 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 11,740 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Thats correct. Mazda in their infinite wisdom gave no way of adjusting front camber. The only way to get negative front camber is to lower the car.