Rear camber

Technical Area for all the problems you have in the garage
Post Reply
User avatar
simonjrwinter
Posts: 1357
Joined: Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:25 pm
Location: Upminster, Essex.

Rear camber

Post by simonjrwinter »

The installation of my new IRS in my car went well but I’ll now need to set the camber. Can anyone tell me what it should be on a Hawk and a rough idea how much each shim will change it?
Thanks
Simon
TR6 (V8) Hawk 289 FIA (V8) Doing my bit for global warming.
User avatar
StewbieC
T289R Committee
T289R Committee
Posts: 1356
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 12:50 pm
Location: out in the sticks, Shropshire

Re: Rear camber

Post by StewbieC »

I've got mine set around 1/2 degree negative now
You get rather good at undoing the drive shaft nuts. I used a set of none lock nuts to set it up and then swapped to a set of lock nuts when I had enough shims. I think there's about 12 on one side and 14 on the other. It is trial and error but each shim kicks the top out about a mil.
________________________________________________
Stu
Hawk 289, 66 Mustang Fastback with a 289 maximum smiles per mile..
User avatar
simonjrwinter
Posts: 1357
Joined: Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:25 pm
Location: Upminster, Essex.

Re: Rear camber

Post by simonjrwinter »

Thanks Stu, that was my idea too, bought some non locknuts specifically for setting up......now can’t find them!
Without any shims it’s about -6 degrees....
TR6 (V8) Hawk 289 FIA (V8) Doing my bit for global warming.
User avatar
peterc
T289R Member
T289R Member
Posts: 2041
Joined: Wed Mar 05, 2014 9:05 am
Location: Surrey

Re: Rear camber

Post by peterc »

That would make it look like a Triumph Herald!
Peter C
Ferngar
Posts: 74
Joined: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:56 pm

Re: Rear camber

Post by Ferngar »

-6 degrees is negative camber if you want the Herald look you need positive camber. Just saying.
User avatar
Roger King
Posts: 4396
Joined: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:29 pm
Location: St Ives, Cambs

Re: Rear camber

Post by Roger King »

The factory figure for a 289 Cobra was -0.5-1.0˚, but obviously that was for a completely different suspension geometry to a Hawk - one that actually did have some similarity to a Triumph Herald's.
Post Reply