camber change with temperature

[thornclaw]

in the morning when the car is cold, my front camber is -1.7 degrees. when i get back from work when the car is warm, it is -1.5 degrees. this is repeatable. does anyone have an explanation for this?

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[NightmareMoon]

Precisely how are you measuring it? Most of my home tools won' t measure with accuracy to 0.1 degree.

 

[Andy13186]

Tire pressure changing most likely. Cold tires lower PSI, hot tires higher PSI

 

[kz]

in the morning when the car is cold, my front camber is -1.7 degrees. when i get back from work when the car is warm, it is -1.5 degrees. this is repeatable. does anyone have an explanation for this?

Do you measure it in the same exact spot ? To accurately measure actual camber, car needs to be on a flat surface (obviously), back to back measurements are ok as long as you're in the same exact spot but other than tire pressure, there is nothing that temperature affects in a measurable way. Like Nightmaremoon said, you're measuring method is likely not repeatable enough to make this claim.

 

[thornclaw]

i use this gadget set on top of a level i cut to precisely the diameter of the rim.
spec sheet of level says accuracy to 0.05 degrees.

 

[TeeLew]

Measurement error is the most likely culprit, but you should also take ride height measurements as well to make sure there are no other contributors.

 

[Dana Pants]

Toe measurement changes with temperature too. Metal expands and different metals expand and different rates and different parts of the car are different temps.

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