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dreracecar:
Axle/spindle layback is caster,
Camber is when the top of the tire tips in or out towards or away from the chassis centerline.
 Possitive camber (a little is desirerable for flex) is the top of the tire tipping away from the chassis centerline
 Negative camber is the tire tipping in towards chassis centerline and make the front axle look bent.

rooman:
Digster,
            I was talking about the inclination of the king pin to the spindle axis on the spindle alone, not relative to the installation on the car. As Bruce notes positive camber is the rear of a Volkswagen Beetle that has just been let down off a floor jack. Negative camber is the same car full of elephants.
    Replacing a stock Anglia spindle with any of the aftermarket versions will result in negative camber of varying degrees depending on brand.

Roo

digster:
Thanks for the info Guys
HG thanks for sharing your thread

H.G. Wells:
" the Strange (or any other late model) spindle is not a straight interchange for the Anglia. The king pin boss height variation can be fixed with a shim but the king pin inclination is different. Original Anglia is 9 degrees, most aftermarket (P & S, Neil and Parks, McKinney,  Boulton etc are 8 degrees and Strange are 7."

I just opened a box full of goodies from Parks.  I was not aware that they were making spindles till Rooman posted this. Frank told me about his new aluminum spindles so I ordered a pair, I think he said it was the 10th set since they listed them a few days ago. Like jewelry, typical of Neil & Parks products.  I will post up some pics when we have the A arms done.

digster:
Sounds great HG
 Frank told me about his new Alum spindles too. Looking foreword to your pictures.

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