Excessive camber may cause

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Excessive camber may cause

Camber is the tilt of the wheel relative to vertical when viewed from the front. If camber is excessive, the tire’s contact patch with the road becomes uneven, so only part of the tread bears most of the load. This concentrates wear on the edge of the tire (inner edge with excessive negative camber, outer edge with excessive positive camber), leading to premature tire wear. While extreme camber can influence steering feel or noise and may affect braking behavior indirectly, the most direct and observable consequence is tire wear.

Camber is the tilt of the wheel relative to vertical when viewed from the front. If camber is excessive, the tire’s contact patch with the road becomes uneven, so only part of the tread bears most of the load. This concentrates wear on the edge of the tire (inner edge with excessive negative camber, outer edge with excessive positive camber), leading to premature tire wear. While extreme camber can influence steering feel or noise and may affect braking behavior indirectly, the most direct and observable consequence is tire wear.

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