Nottm_S2

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Before
Front
Caster 5'17 5'13 (should be 6+)
Camber -0'44 -0'37 (should be -0'30)
Toe. -0.4. -1.2 (should be 0'00)

Rear
Camber -1'52. -2'07 (should be -1'30)
Toe 4.8. 2.2 (should be 0'30)

After, the guy is an mx5 obsessive and thought some of the settings were a bit extreme on the original setup. He put some toe on the rear and a bit of extra camber, we couldnt get caster higher with these settings. It feels more stable in a straight line (which was a key concern of mine) but i've not had a spirited drive yet. Back end feels pretty planted.


Front
Caster 5'11 5'13 couldnt get this higher
Camber -0'56 -0'55 (should be -0'30)
Toe. 0 0 (should be 0'00)

Rear
Camber -1'47. -1'49 (should be -1'30)
Toe 2.4. 2.4 (should be 0'30)

Dembo

Lots of people have more caster than that with those amounts of camber/toe.

2.4 = 20' per side in modern units.

Nottm_S2

I dunno dembo, i was there under the car with him

He reckoned this would be a good setup so we'll see. He said i could bring it back for tweaking if i wasnt happy.

My two ps wheels where not 100% true either

tozerman

That is a very well matched set of geo readings, ie within 2' of each side, which is quite hard to achieve, CG work to the same tolerance

Si2k

Looks good, I'd go for more camber on the front - another 0.5 degree is good.

My rears are 0'04" toe each side

Dembo

Really? Does it go round corners, or do you just have a comedy half spin if you're going more than 5mph?

Nottm_S2

It took about 2hrs. The front track rods (I think) were a bit seized and had to be heated up. All the adjusters on mine were free and the fronts (caster?) were copper greased or similar.

Having had the car from 1500 miles I can only assume this was from new, the rear suspension is newer (2003) after a slight mishap.. Ahem. They did the geo after rebuild so I assume they kindly greased the adjusters. It was a Honda mech who sorted her back then and I spoke to him, he new these cars well.