so this may be a dumb question but i noticed in the tire settings that when i set my camber lets say to -2.5 that the live results are -2.78 i expected it to go the other way (down to 2.1ish) once the weight got re-applied - i assume i was wrong?

The suspension geometry is set to add negative camber with suspension compression.

is correct to RL though? I would have assumed it would be come more positive with added body weight

Most double wishbone suspension adds NEGATIVE camber in bump, because of a shorter top link.

thanks guys

This is the way I see how camber works. I hope it is right though?