The Visioneering Car

[Farrar]

James at the DeLorean Museum recently posted a slew of photos of the Visioneering car, and while looking at the photos it occurred to me that the front wheels point in toward the bottom and the rear wheels point out toward the bottom. It's quite noticeable. Can anyone explain this and how it would affect the car's handling and tire wear? I am quite curious.

Thanks,
Farrar

[sean]

Camber_Explanation.jpg

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Some other reading:
http://www.familycar.com/Alignment.htm

[Farrar]

Thanks, Sean ... but I meant the DMC-12 in particular.

I see from the photos of the car that the stance is lower than the factory-built cars. I was wondering if perhaps those who drove the Visioneering car felt something lacking with that setup, and thus changes were made.

Farrar

[sean]

... how it would affect the car's handling and tire wear? ...

but I meant the DMC-12 in particular.

Im pretty sure it would have effected tire wear on a DMC-12 like it would any other car.

[Farrar]

Im pretty sure it would have effected tire wear on a DMC-12 like it would any other car.

But was it a concern from an engineering standpoint? Did anyone at DMC say "Well, we don't want folks to go through tires quite this quick," or was there another reason?

I just thought the Visioneering car needed its own thread, and thought this would be a good way to start the conversation. Guess not. *shrug*

Farrar

[sean]

and thought this would be a good way to start the conversation. Guess not. *shrug*

So what have we been having? You asked about camber and tire wear, I provided some input. Im sure others will jump in too, its only been 50 minutes since you posted. I apologize if you didn't want my input. I genuinely didn't think you knew how excessive camber effected tire wear.