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      09-04-2013, 02:06 PM   #2
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Every tire has an ideal camber setting for every vehicle depending on several factors including vehicle weight, suspension, tire size, wheel width, and a few others.

The "best" alignment for a street car is all about what is important to you as everything is a compromise. If you set your alignment for what is the absolute best on track you will wear the tires unevenly on the street and vice versa.

What alignment do you plan on using? Remember that toe is by far the biggest killer of tires... much more so than camber.

Some tires like the Bridgestone RE-11 and now RE-11A were designed for camber challenged cars (stock alignment). It uses a very rigid asymmetric casing and sidewalls that resists excessive deflection under load.

On the flip side the Hankook R-S3 has a very soft casing and sidewalls. That tire requires a ton of camber for optimal wear and performance on track (over -4 degrees on the front of a 135)
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