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Old 10-07-2015, 04:27 PM   #21 (permalink)
HowGudAmI
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Clio - '03 Renault Clio 1.5dCi
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Originally Posted by vibrating_cake View Post
How much negative camber does the Clio run? It's around that age they started putting lots of negative camber on the rear of literally anything! Over pressure and negative camber will ruin your tires in no time!
11,000 miles from my last set, 3/4 of the tyre was still plenty legal, inner edge was like a slick!
I didn't like those tyres at all so I didn't mind, but Any gain in my mpg was lost with the cost of 2 new tyres.
No idea. How/where can I check?

I have found a post online saying the Clio 172's and 182's run about -1.5 degrees in stock form - but they are the sports models.

I am not a fan of the tires - cheap budget ones by Rovelo (RHP 778's IIRC) - but they are quite young (I think they have less than 5k on them) so it wouldn't be economical to switch them to a better LRR one.

It's a bit annoying really, it looks like the tires will have cost the previous owner around £37 a corner (fitted), when I can get much better tires for £41-48 (fitted) - I don't know why anyone thinks it is worth the saving.

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