Drift Tuning: Camber

[DDAAVVIIDD82]

I would like to start off by saying that I did, in fact, search the forums for info on this before posting.

When tuning a drift car, everything is pretty straightforward and can easily be associated (though usually reversed) with tuning a race car intended to maintain stable. I have found it difficult, though, to determine good (or even noticeably different) camber settings and was wondering how the camber setting influences a car equipped with comfort hard tires. I see people running incredibly deep camber in drift lobbies, and some cars come with deep camber as a default setting (yes, I'm talking about the Amuse S2000 R1 and its 4.0 front and 4.5 rear default camber), but only when the camber goes really deep do I notice any difference in vehicle dynamics and it's usually negative. Do I just suck at drifting? I don't think so, but I don't claim to be a pro either. I will say, however, that I have achieved a score of 23591 on Tsukuba in a practice mode drift trial using a Toyota Supra RZ '97. Anyway, any input on this matter would be greatly appreciated and thank you for taking the time to read this post to begin with.

 

[200MphFord]

Hey David its Thisguy70, i dony mean to pick at this but i woukd suggest this be moved to thw drifting forum. There are more drift tuners there than here and they dont usually view this forum if ever.

 

[savage388]

More front camber tends to give you a higher angle but at the cost of speed. Drift cars IRL have high camber in the front and little or none in then rear. I'm not sure all that rear camber does but it does reduce rear grip when used in higher values, and in my opinion a small amount helps mid drift stability at the cost of angle. All of these effects are rather small most of the time and the ride height/spring rate/ dampers/roll bars make the most difference in a drift setup.

 

[DDAAVVIIDD82]

Wow, my eyes never make it that far across the different forums lol, so thanks.