Not a Ford I know, but I am looking in to different options for the rear of my 205 and I guess the effects are the same for any FWD car.

I have the following information courtesy of the 205gtidrivers website, but I was wondering how the rear toe in and rear camber affects handling and how to understand these figures:



How does the degrees/minutes work in this case? Which of these has the most camber?

On a purely track car running slick tyres do I want 0mm toe in (so the rear wheels run parallel) and as much camber as I can get from using the standard components above?

 

Someone must know about the degrees/minutes thing

 

the one with the bigger numbers it is that simple

 

mike r will

mike

 

did none of you go to school
60 minutes in a degree therefore 1 minute is a 60th of a degree

 

Ok so the most camber from those is 1/20, so I would be best going for the most camber with the least toe in from my reckoning?

I thought that was kinda the case but from what I read people said the ZX arms had the most, but they were 1/00 so infact, they didn't!

 

no
it is far more complex than that. The figures shown are base settings at standard ride height and on perfectly level ground.These will change with suspension loads

 

you can read all the theory and opinions about settings all you like, but it's how they feel to the way that you drive that is important.

some people like the back end to move more than others, some have a quicker turn in etc.