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Old Mar 25, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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Its called negative camber, it is part of what gives the S2k its performance oriented handling. The difference between a normal sedan, say an accord, and the S2k is that the S2k has negitive camber and the accrod has slight positive camber. The negative camber in the s2k means that more of the tire grips the surface of the road in corners; however, this is also what makes the s2k somewhat hairy in the rain and show because less of the tire is contacting the ground when not cornering. This is also what causes more ware on the inside of the tires, especially the rear. The accord on the other hand has slight positive camber which means that the contact patch on the tire is even across the tire, so you have decent handling and even tire ware.
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 05:57 AM
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S2K camber is adjusted at the bottom instead of the top... i have a huge neg camber because of the wheels i have.
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 07:52 AM
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what wheels do you have?

and how negative?
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 02:27 PM
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I had an alignment and had the camber set to zero on my S2000 and everything else set to spec. The back end was less squirrly in the rain, the tires wore evenly and it seemed to handle just fine. $60 at Goodyear
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by dt49396,Mar 26 2005, 07:58 AM
Its called negative camber, it is part of what gives the S2k its performance oriented handling. The difference between a normal sedan, say an accord, and the S2k is that the S2k has negitive camber and the accrod has slight positive camber. The negative camber in the s2k means that more of the tire grips the surface of the road in corners; however, this is also what makes the s2k somewhat hairy in the rain and show because less of the tire is contacting the ground when not cornering. This is also what causes more ware on the inside of the tires, especially the rear. The accord on the other hand has slight positive camber which means that the contact patch on the tire is even across the tire, so you have decent handling and even tire ware.


mine is simliar as well. looks tilted.
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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I think you might find this ESL link helpful.
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 08:51 PM
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what is your problem?
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Old Mar 26, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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Oye! Be nice Barry!
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