Track camber question

[Mad Hatter]

Hi, most of our small tracks are usually with the major curves to the left. My competition is very keen on setting up the camber for each track with lots of neg camber on the right side and almost none on the left. I tried it but found it hard to control if the car needed a correction too a slide or pending spin. I feel better with the camber the same on both sides, but should I get used too setting the camber in favor of the more important curves?

 

[cosm3os]

What are your tire temps telling you?

 

[Mad Hatter]

I will check my track log for temps (left the book with a friend) but I remeber they were even accross the surface of the tires with even camber on both sides. Have to check what they were with the odd camber settings.

 

[steveespo]

Asymmetrical camber settings will help with grip on the turns that you are setting it for and of course hurt the opposite handed turns. Where you are seeing the issues that may cost more than you gain is in stability under braking. The wheel with less camber will grip better under braking and cause a "pull" to that direction, if you trail brake the rotation will be greater making the car feel twitchy. This is all incremental, shouldn't be light switch dramatic but at the limit it could bite. I have thought of doing this myself as us NASCAR guys love setting up cars with bias but I don't think my skill level is high enough that the benefit would outweigh the risks.
Steve

 

[cosm3os]

Unless a track has some characteristic where setting up the suspension to optimize it so outweighs a setup tuned to the rest of the track, I'd go with what the tires are telling you they want.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Thanks everyone. I am just a rookie still so will go back to my even camber. No where near Nascar level down here!