Baffled: Rear Tires

Nismoracer · 11-20-2010, 12:49 AM

Hello, new to forum. Been reading posts and finding a lot of info but can't find anything so I thought I would join and post about it. I have a 2010 370z Nismo and have noticed that my rear tires, looking from behind, are angled. In other words when I look at them, the tires, they are not sitting flat to the ground. They are angled / / \ \ like so. The left is slightly more angled than the right. I looked and looked and had ppl look to see if they notice it too. And they say yeah they are. Is there something wrong or are they suppose to be that way? I would look at another nismo but none are available to look at. Do any of you notice this on your nismos?

djpathfinder · 11-20-2010, 12:59 AM

There is slight negative camber on the rear wheels...that is normal.

shabarivas · 11-20-2010, 03:29 AM

it makes taking turns more fun

nabenson · 11-20-2010, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismoracer

Hello, new to forum. Been reading posts and finding a lot of info but can't find anything so I thought I would join and post about it. I have a 2010 370z Nismo and have noticed that my rear tires, looking from behind, are angled. In other words when I look at them, the tires, they are not sitting flat to the ground. They are angled / / \ \ like so. The left is slightly more angled than the right. I looked and looked and had ppl look to see if they notice it too. And they say yeah they are. Is there something wrong or are they suppose to be that way? I would look at another nismo but none are available to look at. Do any of you notice this on your nismos?

They are angled like this so that they sit more flat when cornering. As the body rolls the tires will "flatten" out against the ground better than if they were aligned straight up and down (|| ||).

This is referred to as "camber".

djpathfinder · 11-20-2010, 06:05 PM

Negative camber (// \\) in the rear actually improves stability during a turn as it does allow for a bigger and more even (from inside and outside) contact patch on the tire's surface. This results in better grip and allows for greater lateral forces to be applied before lateral slip (rear end slipping) and over-rotation occurs.

Nismoracer · 11-21-2010, 01:04 AM

Great, thanks for the replies. I guess it just has a little more on the left one than the right. I didn't know you could adjust the camber on the rear.

11-20-2010, 12:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 14	Baffled: Rear Tires Hello, new to forum. Been reading posts and finding a lot of info but can't find anything so I thought I would join and post about it. I have a 2010 370z Nismo and have noticed that my rear tires, looking from behind, are angled. In other words when I look at them, the tires, they are not sitting flat to the ground. They are angled / / \ \ like so. The left is slightly more angled than the right. I looked and looked and had ppl look to see if they notice it too. And they say yeah they are. Is there something wrong or are they suppose to be that way? I would look at another nismo but none are available to look at. Do any of you notice this on your nismos?

11-20-2010, 12:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	There is slight negative camber on the rear wheels...that is normal. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

11-20-2010, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	Negative camber (// \\) in the rear actually improves stability during a turn as it does allow for a bigger and more even (from inside and outside) contact patch on the tire's surface. This results in better grip and allows for greater lateral forces to be applied before lateral slip (rear end slipping) and over-rotation occurs. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

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shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	it makes taking turns more fun

11-21-2010, 01:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 14	Great, thanks for the replies. I guess it just has a little more on the left one than the right. I didn't know you could adjust the camber on the rear.