negative camber ??

[Franky G]

his good to have negative camber? how mutch his too mutch??

heres a pics of my front end

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/2006%5C05%5C22%5Chonda-400ex-99-bikepics-593321-800.jpg

[TBD]

2.5 degrees negative camber at ride hieght (rider on quad) for MX and 1.5-2 degrees negative for trail riding.

[TBD]

It appears that you have a lot of toe in. The picture doesn't have the best perspective but it looks like you are really close with the camber.

[JOEX]

Is negative camber when the top of the tires point in? And how does camber affect handling?

[TBD]

Originally posted by JOEX
Is negative camber when the top of the tires point in? And how does camber affect handling?
Yes, negative camber is when the top of the tire leans in to the center of the quad. Camber is mostlly to keep the tire from standing up to straight in the corners so that you can keep a good portion of it flat on the ground for as much traction as possible.

[400exMO]

I'm not sure what degree is it, but I run my tops 1/2 inch farther in than bottoms. On 22 inch front tires.

[damien28]

how do you convert degrees into inches? i have 21" front tires. what should i set the toe and camber at for mx? somebody please help.

[eastside 400]

for toe, i put a straight piece of wood or a broom handle along the back tires, usually the back is out farther then the front so the stick wont touch the front tires but measure the distance between the stick and the back of the front tire, then the stick and front of front tire, the front of the tire should be about 1/8" in more then the back of the front tire. For camber, put a straight edge or piece of wood straight up and down along the front tire, the top of the tire should be in about 1/2" more then the bottom, this is about 3 degrees negative and good for MX

[damien28]

thanks, i appreciate it.