"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
04/15/2016 at 07:56 • Filed to: None
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"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
04/15/2016 at 07:56 • Filed to: None | 6
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Yesterday, I had my car at an alignment shop and finally had my tires properly balanced as well as a much better alignment. I wanted to take advantage of the slightly lower height and get a little more turning grip with some alignment settings suggested by Flyin Miata. So now my alignment settings are:
Max Caster (should be just over 5 degrees), -1.0 deg front camber, -1.5 deg rear camber, and 1/16" Toe in front and rear.
Everything feels a ton smoother on the highway thanks to the balancing! And I will certainly find out in a couple of weeks at an Autox Test and Tune how much I am liking this setup. I didn’t go too aggressive with the alignment since I still want even tire wear. Total cost was $240 which sounds reasonable to me for how quick and helpful they were.
Also, had some rain the other day and I had just waxed my car a couple days before. Car had been sitting all day so the water had time to collect. Love how the water beads so well!
yitznewton
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
04/15/2016 at 09:28 |
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Nice! My S2000 tracks very straight, I assume the place I bought it from had it aligned. I would love to experiment with alignment to try and reduce the steering dead spot on center. The first S I ever test drove seemed very tight on center, and also skittish on the highway. It had mild mods, not sure of the extent.
There is the official alignment spec, and then there’s a separate “Honda UK” spec for AP1's, which is supposedly more enthusiast-ic.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> yitznewton
04/15/2016 at 10:25 |
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The car was going pretty straight to begin with but the tires were pretty unbalanced. Things got rough above 60 mph. Figured while my car was in a shop anyways, I would have the alignment improved. It feels great already, now I just need to roll my fenders so that I can turn without rubbing!
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yitznewton
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
04/15/2016 at 10:36 |
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We had that with our minivan, all 4 needed balancing, and a little alignment correction.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> yitznewton
04/15/2016 at 21:41 |
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Rolling fenders on a mini van, neat!
