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      06-16-2014, 01:35 PM   #55
donoman
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Drives: 03 Z4 2.5i 5MT
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Santa Clara, CA

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Gotcha. So are you running -2.8* and 1/16 toe out in front, -2.6* and 1/8 toe in on rear now? How is your tire life? My Z4M is a weekend driver. I guess you can say I'm trying to dial in as much rear camber as possible without chewing up the tires before 10K miles.

I used a camber gauge last night and I'm probably running 2.0-2.2* in the rear already. I'm not sure what 0.5* is going to give me ... actually I do.

S = r*theta where r ~= 18.0 (rim dia.) + 2.0 (tire sidewall) and theta = 0.5*(pi/180) = 20*8.726E-3 = 0.175 inch ... 4.45 mm

hrm... 4.45 mm is a lot!

A good rule of thumb, then, is that 1.0* of rear camber can yield approx 9mm of top-of-tire clearance. Sorry, I just nerded out.
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