Wheel Alignment | Camber | Steering axis Inclination | Scrub Radius | Benefits & Drawbacks of Camber

Wheel alignment is the process of adjusting vehicle suspension components to bring the wheels into specific angles, facilitating optimal vehicle handling, tire wear, and performance.
Alignment process is the combination of various primary and secondary angles.
In this video you will learn :-
1) What is wheel alignment ?
2) What is camber ?
3) How positive and negative camber effects the road handling of vehicle ?
4) What is Steering axis inclination ?
5) What is scrub radius ?
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[@yasirshah8468]

Excellent video! I believe the content is borrowed verbatim from existing literature, but the enhancement with the visuals and graphics truly elevates the comprehension of the subject. Thank you for the effort!

[@EverythingExplained_dg]

Thank you so much, you made it so easy to understand this concept. i have been trying to grasp it for so long but everyone else before you wanted to sound so technical that they forget they wanted us to understand the concept , they focussed so much on looking knowledgeable But you just made it so easy, I am constructing some home made car, I hpe i can reach out for more help

[@Jamosm86]

Great video. I have a question - I have too much scrub radius, and my vehicle came with too much negative camber. If I adjust camber to be neutral or slightly positive (by using adjustable control arms), will it reduce my scrub radius, or will the wheel and tire simply move together, keeping scrub radius the same? Thanks!

[@prathameshgaonkar476]

Can you please make a video on effect of scrub radius while Braking, Accelerating and Decelerating on vehicle when vehicle is in straight motion and in brake cornering motion also?

[@saeedparsamehr9884]

hi, thanks for the video. at 3:38, you mention the car is taking a right turn, but according the roll angle displayed, it should be taking a left turn. Am I right?

[@janbojarski004425]

1. most modern cars use negative not positive camber 2. negative camber increases the inner tyre contact patch and not the outside one, as camber always works in combination with caster

[@nidhishpohane7848]

Could you please elaborate the Positive camber effects and how does it takes place. Like due to what it is easy to steer in Positive camber than neutral or negative camber.

[@prathameshgaonkar476]

And also how moment is created to become toe in and toe out for scrub radius?

[@sreelakshmimnair1574]

The best vdo for the topic; well explained

[@thevatsaljain]

Thank you

[@shwetajain4915]

Insightful!

[@thevatsaljain]

Thank you so much !

[@omkarthakre2171]

Make a video about suspension calculations.

[@thevatsaljain]

Yes ,I will ! I have to go slowly by covering all the topics related to suspension. Then I will be making videos on suspension calculations.

[@T7R87]

The handling of bacon!?

[@narasimhakasu9357]

According to my survey on many journals and books negative camber is mostly preferred. But in your video you are saying that positive is widely used!

[@thevatsaljain]

I think, I gave the proper reason to use the positive camber. Negative camber or neutral camber is also used in some offroad and racing vehicle, for providing the stability. But for reducing the steering effort,you have to use positive camber because it decreases the scrub radius.

[@mustafaerenaydn730]

​@@thevatsaljain I also know as Sai' s said . Nowadays vehicles have hydroulic or electrical asisstance for steering, so steering effort not very important as much as stability. And thanks for videos, they are really helpful.

[@nitenlav96]

maybe I'm a tad late for the discussion but (at least) every car I ever worked on or know about has/had negative camber. You might be right about the decrease of steering effort but you forget about the Forces while cornering where the negative camber is necessary to have a flat contact patch. Usually ( at least in modern cars) there is power steering or in older 80s models without ps the scrub radius is minimised and the tires are very narrow. Positive Camber has a lot more cons then pros when considering the forces pulling on your tire/suspension.