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Kinematic camber gain... Again, not sure on these cars, but it's often in the range of .015 to .03 degrees per mm on modern cars, usually towards the higher end of this range at the back and the low end at the front. So if you're compressing the outside suspension 25mm in a corner you gain nearly as much camber as you lost due to compliance.
Then you take static camber into account, maybe -1.7 degrees, and lean angle of the car, maybe 1.8 degrees, and you get -1.7 (static) + .8 (camber loss, compliance) -.7 (camber gain, kinematic) + 1.8 (lean angle) = +.2 degree camber tire camber to the road, nearly flat for maximum cornering grip but slightly less to improve straight line traction. Usually the front will be noticeably more angle to the road for increasing stability in the turns.
Run these numbers with Hoosiers, where the higher Gs create more vehicle lean and camber compliance loss, and you see why it's important to add more camber with sticky tires.
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1M, GT4, 1969 Porsche 911 w/ 997 GT3 Cup Motor (435hp & 2,100 lbs)
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