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Old 03-30-2005, 10:52 PM
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question about camber....

A friend of mine is telling me that a camber that is "toe in" looks like;
//---\\ <-- those are the wheels if you are looking from the back of the car

but that doesnt make any sense to me!?!? shouldnt "toe in" look like;
\\--// <-- those are the wheels if you are looking from the back of the car

he says hes 10000% sure that hes right, but it doesnt make sense to me... anybody can confirm or clarify?!?
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camber and toe are completely different things
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hmmm what doe toe in mean???^^please explain (if not too difficult)
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Camber describes how much the top of the tire leans in or out. If it leans in towards the car that's negative camber.

To describes if the front of the tires point inward or outward. If they point inwards, that's negative toe or "toe in".
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ahhhhhh i see (i think

toe in looks like this // \\ if you are looking from an arieal view right?
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You got it now.
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Originally Posted by sixgearcl
ahhhhhh i see (i think

toe in looks like this // \\ if you are looking from an arieal view right?
yes, from above that would be w hat your front tires would look like (though thats pretty dramatic and i'm pretty su re your car wouldn't drive like that
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http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html
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Originally Posted by nicholbr
yes, from above that would be w hat your front tires would look like (though thats pretty dramatic and i'm pretty su re your car wouldn't drive like that
im sure it would be dramatic but i dont have a 2º forwardslash...
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