To move camber more positive on the rear, which method would you use?

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To move camber more positive on the rear, which method would you use?

Camber is the tilt of the wheel relative to vertical, and making it more positive means the top of the wheel tilts outward. Using a wedge-style camber shim with the thickest portion at the top directly changes the mounting angle between the strut and the knuckle. That extra thickness on top pushes the top of the wheel outward, increasing positive camber on the rear. Other methods either alter other parts of the geometry or aren’t reliable for producing a controlled increase in rear camber, so the top-thick shim is the straightforward and effective approach.

Camber is the tilt of the wheel relative to vertical, and making it more positive means the top of the wheel tilts outward. Using a wedge-style camber shim with the thickest portion at the top directly changes the mounting angle between the strut and the knuckle. That extra thickness on top pushes the top of the wheel outward, increasing positive camber on the rear. Other methods either alter other parts of the geometry or aren’t reliable for producing a controlled increase in rear camber, so the top-thick shim is the straightforward and effective approach.

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