Caster/Camber...

[jerseyrick1]

Hey all!

So I have a severe positive camber on the right front of my buggy. The wheel is new, the tire is new , new bearings and new shocks. How do you guys adjust a non adjustable spindle? Do I have to heat up the frame and straighten it out or a little Kentucky windage as we used to say? This picture is hard to see it in but believe me she leans in alot. The parts are new just an older pic. Thanx in advance...

 

[2or3wheels]

looks like it designed like that, the a ram just swings and has no control arm so as the suspension compresses the tire get to correct camber, when you sit in it it should be about right.

 

[modelengineer]

Leaning in is NEGATIVE camber, and is not really that bad.
In the pic it looks like you have hardly any camber (the wheel is straight up and down) but you have a lot of king pin angle (i think that's what it's called).

More info about steering angles here: http://edge.au.com/forum1/viewtopic.php?t=4981

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Single A arm suspension isnt that great, it uses a rounded tire for a reason.

 

[jerseyrick1]

...My bad, I meant to say negative camber. I do agree that it probably has a certain degree it was set to from the factory, but she's a leaner. The old skins were worn out on the insides too but I think the kid hit something. Even worse when I get in. I'm a heavy dude. I'm sure it straightens a bit in motion but not that much. It's a shame there are no specs for it. At $20 a tire I can live with it I guess. I just thought now-a-days there was a quick fix other then the torch...

 

[2or3wheels]

the more compressed the spings get the more the tire will move.