7Tune.com has a pretty interesting article up that takes a look at some rather unusual car trends in Japan. Oni-kyan (translates as ‘Demon Camber’; seen in the above photo) is probably the least practical, but nevertheless rather entertaining. Oni-kyan involves adjusting the car’s wheel camber to accommodate extremely wide wheels and tires [that would’ve otherwise never fit].
For a while Demon Camber was popular with drifters but has since fallen out of favor as the negatives like increased wear and loss of overall stability outweighed the positives of having more front end grip… so Oni-kyan has become a visual style more than anything. The wildest Oni-kyan fitments are usually in the realm of VIP cars, often they run 12 inch or wider alloy wheels that necessitate a lot of negative camber in order to fit these wider wheels underneath the standard wheel arches while keeping the car as low as possible.
Full Article: Oni-kyan, Shakotan and Hippari Tire
