# Canted-in rear wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 14, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673 "2015-04-14T18:24:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673/21 "2015-04-14T23:53:32Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > … > > The goal is simply to get that ground-hugging look. And for somebody just starting to mess with their FWD car, it’s a zero cost mod. > > … Other than probably getting 4 to 5k miles out of a set of tire that is. I wonder if they remove and reinstall the tire so the other side wears? Hopefully, they don’t drive these things on the freeways. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673/22 "2015-04-15T00:47:23Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > You saw some negative camber in very successful autocross cars of the 1970s- predominantly VW Beetles and Datsun 510s. But it was only a little and was due to the peculiarity of their suspension and weight distributions. > > In general, you’re correct. Rears should have nearly zero camber under nearly all conditions, hard track racing included. > > I guess it’s kinda like gangsta pants - “I look like a big stupid toddler with my pants falling down” translated to “look, my rear suspension is completely trashed.” this is not true. Cars with independent rear suspension will usually have a degree or two of negative camber on the rear wheels; doing so improves grip around a turn. here are the alignment specs for a Mazda 3: [http://www.zoomsquared.com/technical-information/factory-alignment-specs](http://www.zoomsquared.com/technical-information/factory-alignment-specs) cars/trucks with solid, live, or torsion beam rear axles have zero camber angle because they have no other option. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673/23 "2015-04-15T01:25:42Z")
It’s not just used cars. The first year of the Infinity G37 Coupe, I saw one “modded” like that down in Dallas, TX. In fact it was the G37S, more bucks ~$50k trashed at both ends. ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673/24 "2015-04-15T18:41:17Z")
Penis tow hook. Thanks. I should have know it was something completely useless. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673/25 "2015-04-15T20:50:00Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > this is not true. Cars with independent rear suspension will usually have a degree or two of negative camber on the rear wheels… One or two degrees pos/neg is “nearly zero” in my book. I have several cars with IRS; all say zero to one degree negative. The most powerful recommends +1/2 for track conditions, in fact. Certainly not 4-10 degrees, like we’re talking about in this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canted-in-rear-wheels/717673.md?page=1)