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Camber angle

What is camber and how much should an RC car or race car run? · Standard part · basis: Design rules and figures from the cited sources; example geometry by Xem Studio

Also called: camber, negative camber, rc camber setting, camber gain, how much camber, touring car camber, buggy camber, camber gauge rc, wheel camber explained, positive camber

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

sizes
4 in table

Notes

  • Camber is the wheel's lean from vertical seen from the front: negative when the top leans in (Suspension Secrets). Negative camber keeps the tyre flatter on the road when the car rolls, so more negative camber gives more cornering grip (Tekno).
  • The trade-off is straight-line grip and tyre wear: less camber improves acceleration grip and tyre life but lowers maximum cornering speed (EuroRC). Tekno suggests setting front camber so tyres wear flat and rear so they wear slightly more on the inside.
  • Camber also creates camber thrust, which a small toe setting can cancel to reduce wear (Wikipedia, Toe).
  • The file is a reference example built by Xem Studio from the numbers above (Reference 1/10 touring car: wheelbase 260 mm (AARCMCC ISTC 250-270), track 190 mm (EFRA width without body), 50 mm = EFRA rim limit.). Sizes the sources do not fix are illustrative; scale the example to your own vehicle.

Camber angle size chart

parametervalue or rangesource
1/10 touring camber1-2 deg front, 1.5-2.5 deg rear (negative)EuroRC set-up guide
1/10 buggy camber2-3 deg front, 2-3.5 deg rear (negative)EuroRC set-up guide
Front camber targetset so tyres wear flat; more caster needs more camberTekno setup guide
Rear camber targetslightly more wear on inside edgeTekno setup guide

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Suspension SecretsSuspension geometry explainedwebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Tekno RCTekno RC Setup GuidewebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
EuroRCShort set-up guidewebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
WikipediaToe (automotive)webPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 1 parts. Xem Studio design: free to use, print and sell things from; not to be republished as files. Xem Studio Design License. index.json

camber-geometrycamber demo: front axle, track 190 mm, Ø50 tyres, -1.5° (illustrative layout)STEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=camber

Camber angle, isometric render of a generated part
Render of camber-geometry from the free STEP; not to scale.

Fits with

Caster angle, isometric render of a generated part
Caster angle5 sizes★ 1 file
Front kick-up (RC), isometric render of a generated part
Front kick-up (RC)4 sizes★ 1 file
Front toe (toe-in / toe-out), isometric render of a generated part
Front toe (toe-in / toe-out)3 sizes★ 1 file
Rear toe-in, isometric render of a generated part
Rear toe-in3 sizes★ 1 file
Ackermann steering geometry, isometric render of a generated part
Ackermann steering geometry4 sizes★ 1 file
Reverse (anti-) Ackermann, isometric render of a generated part
Reverse (anti-) Ackermann2 sizes★ 1 file

Questions

Does more negative camber always help?

It adds cornering grip but costs straight-line grip and tyre life (EuroRC).