AlHewitt
Well-known member
I see this subject addressed in various other postings but thought I'd ask my question out right to the group. Excessive tire ware has been reported by many and is said to be caused by (amount other things) negative camber settings. Negative camber, where the wheel tilts inward at the top, can causes the insides of the tires to ware faster than the outsides and many including myself apparently are having this problem. I don't drive my GS to its limits so increasing tire life without compromising most of the performance seems like a good idea and if reducing the negative camber will accomplish this, I'm in. Researching what is the factory setting is where I'm confused as I want to tell the alignment technician what to set it to. The under dash codes for my 2010 GS says it came with FE3 suspension. The 4 part red service manuals address wheel alignment on page 16-99 and it shows the FE1, FE2 and FE3 suspensions all with the same negative camber @ -0.45, +/- 0.60 degrees. The FE4 and FE5 suspensions (Z06 and ZR1 I'm assuming) have published higher negative camber numbers. The local Chev dealer tells me the FE3 suspension is a Sport Suspension for GS and uses a negative camber of -0.75 degrees. No where do I see this value published in the service manual. So as I see this I need to get a reading as to what my actual camber setting is. My question is what should I specify for negative camber for better tire life?
Thanks
Al
Thanks
Al