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Originally Posted by Dee8go
Doesn't "camber" mean leaning in on the top? I'm just asking. I don't know. If that's right, why would larger diameter wheels affect the camber? Wouldn't any camber off of dead center cause uneven tire wear?
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Larger diameter wheels are not connected with wanting or needing neg camber.
Neg camber is the top of the wheels closer together, and a slight neg camber helps the rear tires stay on the pavement in cornering. I am not a proponent of messing with front wheel camber but it might be something someone uses I just don't think it will help that much. Its the rear end coming around I would work on first.
For a car with wide wheels on the rear one wants few degrees negative for better handling and this lowers the wear on the outer edges of the tire. You see Porsches squatting down in the rear with something like 4 or more degrees neg camber. Rear Camber isn't adjustable on the 123 anyway so forget that.
Larger wheels with a reduced sidewall to keep the same (or approx the same) speedometer reading gives better tire response because the sidewalls are shorter and flex less than the taller OE tires on a 14 in wheel.
I vote for the wheel change above all because this also allows you to select from a better choice of tires, and those with sportier response.
HD shocks are the next thing to do if your after better handling but be aware that you are going to lose a lot of the overall comfort as a trade off for better handling. A 123 with all new suspension bushings and the normal "comfort" Bilstein shocks will handle quite well and still feel like a "luxury" car.
If the front sway bar would have been easy to change I probably would have tried that but its a huge PITA.