Hankook RS3 (V2) Required Camber?

[HachiRo]

About to pick up some RPF1s in 17x9 and planning to throw on 245-40-17 RS3s.
However, I read that in order for the tire to wear close to even, you need at least -2.5 camber, with most people running an average of -3.0 camber to keep pretty even wear.
While my use will be daily driving with the occasional spirited mountain runs, I wouldn't be doing any crazy tracking or anything so I'm wondering, will the camber achieved through factory bolts + camber bolts, maybe around -2.0(?) camber be okay enough? Our cars are lighter than others and the negative camber recommendations all come from threads in other forums about the Version 1 tire.


Also, how are Federal RSRs compared to these? Not a huge price difference, just looking at options.

[Bach415]

Originally Posted by HachiRo

About to pick up some RPF1s in 17x9 and planning to throw on 245-40-17 RS3s.
However, I read that in order for the tire to wear close to even, you need at least -2.5 camber, with most people running an average of -3.0 camber to keep pretty even wear.
While my use will be daily driving with the occasional spirited mountain runs, I wouldn't be doing any crazy tracking or anything so I'm wondering, will the camber achieved through factory bolts + camber bolts, maybe around -2.0(?) camber be okay enough? Our cars are lighter than others and the negative camber recommendations all come from threads in other forums about the Version 1 tire.


Also, how are Federal RSRs compared to these? Not a huge price difference, just looking at options.

If you're only DD'ing it with occasional spirited runs, you shouldn't be at -3 camber. Or even at -2.5. Those camber are usually for people who are constantly autox or tracking. For DD, you should be looking at around -1.5 IMO.

[swarb]

No one drives the same, so each setup is different. Each set of camber bolts will get you .9-1.3 or so. Two sets should get you close to 2.0 which is a good starting point for the front.

Rsr are bang for the buck and would by my choice for the street.

[Robbie]

For street driving, -1.0 will be fine. If you go more than that, the tire will wear unevenly. I have mine set up at -3.0, but I track often and flip the tires to maximize tire life due to camber wear.

[JoeCFRS]

I daily my car, do several autox events a year and am at -3 camber all around. No uneven wear at all.

[RedBRZ80]

Originally Posted by Robbie

For street driving, -1.0 will be fine. If you go more than that, the tire will wear unevenly. I have mine set up at -3.0, but I track often and flip the tires to maximize tire life due to camber wear.

Nope. Camber doesn't really effect wear.. Toe eats tires. I'm running -3.4 autoX setup and I still daily the car.. Wear is even across multiple sets of tires now.

[Robbie]

Originally Posted by RedBRZ80

Nope. Camber doesn't really effect wear.. Toe eats tires. I'm running -3.4 autoX setup and I still daily the car.. Wear is even across multiple sets of tires now.

Camber does wear the inside shoulder faster than the outside while driving on the street. Toe will destroy a tire quickly, but the only time a tire is going to wear totally even with -3 degrees of camber is if the tire is used exclusively on track or autocross because only then is the whole patch of the tire is flat with the ground.

My BRZ and my MR2 turbo have -3 camber front and -2 rear and zero toe in the front. The BRZ requires a tire rotation every few thousand miles to even out wear and possibly a tire flip. Since I can't rotate on my MR2, I flip the tires a few times during their life to maximize their life. The only car that wears evenly on the front with -4 camber is my 944 Spec race car.

[8R6]

Originally Posted by Robbie

Camber does wear the inside shoulder faster than the outside while driving on the street. Toe will destroy a tire quickly, but the only time a tire is going to wear totally even with -3 degrees of camber is if the tire is used exclusively on track or autocross because only then is the whole patch of the tire is flat with the ground.

this.

[GTHachiRoku]

Originally Posted by HachiRo

About to pick up some RPF1s in 17x9 and planning to throw on 245-40-17 RS3s.
However, I read that in order for the tire to wear close to even, you need at least -2.5 camber, with most people running an average of -3.0 camber to keep pretty even wear.
While my use will be daily driving with the occasional spirited mountain runs, I wouldn't be doing any crazy tracking or anything so I'm wondering, will the camber achieved through factory bolts + camber bolts, maybe around -2.0(?) camber be okay enough? Our cars are lighter than others and the negative camber recommendations all come from threads in other forums about the Version 1 tire.


Also, how are Federal RSRs compared to these? Not a huge price difference, just looking at options.

This is the same tire/wheel setup as mine. I'll let you know how they wear for me. I'm at -3 front and -2.4 rear.

Granted, I do not drive in a straight line often, as my commute is semi-windy back roads and I will be tracking about 10 days this year.