Eleanor11 1 Report post Posted November 24, 2015 Hi, When I bought my 86 it had whiteline eccentic front top mounts (I think - can't fully remember off the top of my head) already fitted and I'm wondering what the pros/cons are to them. My front tyres are showing more wear on the edge as would be expected, though nothing too bad, but I'm trying to work out if I'm better going back to standard. For info, my car has stock suspension, wheels etc, but does have whiteline antiroll bars and I use it for every day use (about 400 miles per week at a guess). Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted November 24, 2015 You don't really need to go back to standard - you can just have the alignment set to a standard set up with the whiteline on if you want. Have you had an alignment check? If the wear is on both the inside and outside edges it would suggest to me it's a tyre pressure issue (under inflation) rather than alignment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eleanor11 1 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 Thanks. The wear is just on one corner so its not tyre pressures. So for day to day running, is there an advantage to having the camber altered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 It depends if you mind a bit of uneven wear really. It will improve cornering but the inner tyre will wear quicker than the outer edge. That said a degree or so of negative camber isn't going to affect wear that drastically and the pro's far outweigh the cons in my opinion. 2 Eleanor11 and Deacon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 1 hour ago, Eleanor11 said: Thanks. The wear is just on one corner so its not tyre pressures. So for day to day running, is there an advantage to having the camber altered? When you say just one corner do you mean one corner of the car or one corner (?) of each tyre? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark@Abbey M/S 235 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 Inner edge I presume is wearing , what are the camber angle set to please? thanks 1 Eleanor11 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eleanor11 1 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 3 hours ago, Deacon said: When you say just one corner do you mean one corner of the car or one corner (?) of each tyre? Hi Deacon - one edge of each front tyre. I'm assuming its the inside edge, but I don't know for sure because I've only seen it when the tyres have been swapped for all-seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eleanor11 1 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 3 hours ago, Mark@Abbey M/S said: Inner edge I presume is wearing , what are the camber angle set to please? thanks Hi Mark. I'm afraid I don't know because it was a change before I bought the car, but I can have a go at working it out this evening and get back to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark@Abbey M/S 235 Report post Posted November 25, 2015 Really needs going on a alignment rig and getting the specs the car is running; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted November 26, 2015 On 25/11/2015 12:46:18, Eleanor11 said: Hi Mark. I'm afraid I don't know because it was a change before I bought the car, but I can have a go at working it out this evening and get back to you. "Have a go at working it out"? How exactly would you do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinA 695 Report post Posted November 26, 2015 An alignment rig in the front room of course Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted November 26, 2015 Just now, KevinA said: An alignment rig in the front room of course I was thinking a protractor and a piece of paper lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted November 26, 2015 Technically it would work actually... Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 13 hours ago, rob275 said: Technically it would work actually... Sent from my D6503 using Tapatalk If you can accurately get within 1 degree using a protractor then you have better vision than Superman after a trip to Specsavers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 10 minutes ago, smudge said: If you can accurately get within 1 degree using a protractor then you have better vision than Superman after a trip to Specsavers Fensport essentially use a giant protractor...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 1 hour ago, rob275 said: Fensport essentially use a giant protractor...lol OK well I'm talking about one that you used to have in your pencil case at school Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 That, a couple of rulers and some string with a weight on and you could work it out... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 18 minutes ago, Deacon said: That, a couple of rulers and some string with a weight on and you could work it out... Not to 1/100th of a degree like a Hunter system can though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted November 27, 2015 But probably good enough to let Mark know roughly how far out his might be.....that's the point of this exercise isn't it? 1 rob275 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
