Fungsi Camber Mobil Pada Wheel Alignment Roda Depan

In general, the function of camber adjustment is: • Maintain vehicle stability • Ease handling or steering • Prevent excessive tire wear Camber is the position of the wheels when viewed from the front. If the top of the wheel leans outward from the centerline on the vertical axis, this is called positive camber. Conversely, if the top of the wheel leans inward, this is called negative camber. If the wheel position is parallel to the vertical line, it is called zero camber. Most cars and trucks use positive camber. Meanwhile, race cars tend to use negative camber settings. Positive camber aims to compensate for the lower wheels, which tend to be pushed outward when the vehicle is loaded or when the vehicle is moving. Positive camber has several advantages, including: • The vehicle will tend to continue traveling straight even when the driver releases the steering wheel. • Steering becomes lighter Besides these advantages, positive camber also has several disadvantages, including: • Tires wear out faster on the outside. • Reduced tire grip on the road, causing wheel slippage. • Abnormal noises when the vehicle turns. Negative camber is often used on front-wheel-drive vehicles because positive camber tends to tilt when turning. If the driver isn't careful, the vehicle can roll over when cornering. The advantages of a negative camber vehicle are: • Prevents the vehicle from tilting when turning • Increased cornering ability • More stable steering • Less prone to wheel slippage • Better tire grip In addition to the advantages mentioned above, negative camber also has several disadvantages: • Tires wear out faster on the inside • Steering feels heavier when turning. • Abnormal noises when turning. If you want to prevent uneven tire wear, you can use zero camber. However, if the camber angle is set to zero, when the vehicle begins to load and move, the lower wheels will be pulled outward, making steering heavy, prone to slipping, and reducing driving stability. There's something to consider when using camber: the angle between the right and left wheels. If there's an excessive difference in the angle between the right and left wheels, the car's steering will pull toward the wheel with the greater camber angle. However, you can still use toe-in/toe-out when the camber angle is incorrect. Toe-in and toe-out correct the angle error created by the camber.