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Originally Posted by Draco-REX
I'm having trouble picturing how a MacPherson strut design can be gaining Negative camber after the LCA passes horizontal. Once above horizontal, the LCA is effectively shorter so it should be pulling the strut inwards, tilting it towards positive. And as the strut shortens, this should increase in rate.
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This would be true only if the line of action of the strut were vertical. It's not, it is canted inward at ~12 degrees or so. The wheel will gain camber until the LCA is perpendicular to the line of action of the strut, about 12 degrees beyond LCA-horizontal.