Why do people tilt their car wheels?

[husain1]

I have seen few cars on road with tilted wheels, and don't know what to call them but I am curious to know why they tilt wheels and what is the advantage for that? I know people lower their car for looks and better aerodynamic but what is the relation with titling wheels...? Thanks.

Edited July 23, 2016 by husain1

[Barry]

It's called camber. You can adjust it to control how much of the surface of your tyre touches the road. Very useful if you have a race car. But now the kids do it because it 'looks cool'. 

 

[amid]

It's called stance and usually done to improve the cornering for high speed cornering requirement in racing. People these days are over-doing it just to look cool and have that unique identity from the crowd. Tilting it anyway more than 3 degree will screw everything in the car mechanics from tires, axle, driveshaft, and even the fuel economy.

[Barry]

The tilt on the wheels is called camber. Stance is how a car sits and includes camber, ride height, tyre and wheel width etc.