Q: What is camber?
Camber refers to the vertical angle of your wheels and tires relative to the ground. Positive camber is when the tops of the tires point away from the center of the vehicle.
Negative camber is when the tops of the tires point towards the center of the vehicle.
Zero camber is when your tires are flat on the ground.
You might be wondering, “Why would I want my tires to be anything but flat on the ground?”. From an efficiency standpoint and maximizing your tire life you would be correct you do want it to be flat on the ground however during dynamic driving and cornering your tire experiences a lot of deflection and what that means is the outside tires take a majority of the load of the car and especially the outside of the tire itself and through deflection you get more compression on the outer sidewall and you get lift on the inner sidewall. To compensate for that, you essentially add additional negative camber to ensure that you’re maximizing your over contact patch while cornering.
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Amazing and top tier wheels that look great and are on a different level compared to OEM wheels.
Christian N.
December 12, 2025
You can see my photos on the site under Steve Guevara to see the detailed work that went into the front fascia unit. I said before that my skeptical wife told me to pick out the car that I wanted, so I liked the TM3 the best as my kids are away at college and now it is my turn to be spoiled. I also...
smgdcw
November 16, 2022
I included these with my UP / BBS Flugplatz wheels purchase for my Model Y. The burnt titanium contrasts well with the matte finish of the rims (and other darker styles, I would guess). Overall adds to a clean look and smooth ride.
p.flores
September 16, 2022
Coupled with the FUCAs, the rear arms really help do a proper alignment. Definitely get these if you want to get a perfect alignment for your car, and better than OEM. I put -2 camber in the rear for my track day yesterday and achieved phenomenal handling in the corners. I also tried it out in drift...
Sof
October 18, 2022
What a difference this sway bar made to my Model S Plaid. This helps correct the body roll the car has from the factory. I have much more confidence taking turns at a higher speed, and freeway on-ramps have become extremely fun. I would highly recommend upgrading your sway bar in the Model S!
D. H.
September 08, 2022
The stock brakes are dangerous. A silly underpowered part. Immediately shift to these track tested brakes. Safety is all that matters!
The bonus is the gorgeous disk!
raviprabhakar
October 03, 2022
I have been using my 2021 Model Y Long Range with the UPP Sway Bars for a bit over a week now and I can say that from the process from ordering to finally driving my car around has been extremely painless.
I ordered my sway bars and a immedietly I was in contact with customer support to ensure that...
saketh.kollu
October 03, 2022
Got these with my order of Moderate Springs and Street/Track Sway-bars and they helped reduced the offset tension of lowering the car. Great product and thank you Blake (from customer service) for answering my questions. Unplugged has been a great company to order from, top notch for sure.
850arrrsaylikepirate
December 19, 2022
I just had these bad boys installed on my Model S Plaid. It is INSANE how much stopping power these brakes provide. The stock brakes severely underperform in providing the stopping power needed to slow down the car. The solution to this problem is easily solved with UP's BBK. I want to give a big...
pharmd02
December 14, 2022
These shocks are EXCELLENT. They totally transform the 1st gen Model S. My P90D felt very unbalanced and floaty on my factory struts, these shocks made it feel like a BMW M5...a totally different and improved driving experience.
I set these to 50% (2 turns out of 4 on the dampening key), and...
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March 03, 2022
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