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Old 09-29-2011, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Track
good catch, I completely labelled them wrong. it should be front/rear
well i had them align it to those and it drives very good.
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Old 09-29-2011, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by RedTurboMiata
well i had them align it to those and it drives very good.
its not a big deal, overall your camber has to do with the spring rates you run. I personally couldn't calculate that, but its not unheard of to run higher camber in the front (brain is doing it for example, lots of porsche guys do it too). The toe out will help a lot with turn in, which is probably why it feels great. just watch the tire wear and make sure to rotate tires frequently. I do it once every trackday+2000 miles. So about once a month.
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Old 09-30-2011, 09:47 AM
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yea. definitely i will keep up on that
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Old 10-05-2011, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RedTurboMiata
well i had them align it to those and it drives very good.
Sorry, my reading comprehension is not the greatest. Do you mean that you had your alignment done to the incorrect labelings? As in...are you using rear toe out and saying it drives very good?
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Old 10-06-2011, 07:39 AM
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yes, but i looked at the printout from the dealership that did it, its .01-.03 so nothing major.1/16 is .062
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Old 10-19-2011, 05:10 PM
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here are my new alignment specs:

Front:
1* Camber
5* Caster
1mm Toe Out

Rear:
1.3* Camber
1mm Toe In

Discuss?
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Old 10-19-2011, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Track
here are my new alignment specs:

Front:
1* Camber
5* Caster
1mm Toe Out

Rear:
1.3* Camber
1mm Toe In

Discuss?
At what height?

You must have power steering still.
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Old 10-19-2011, 06:48 PM
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stock ride height, No power steering.
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Old 10-20-2011, 09:02 AM
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That's more caster than most people seem to like for manual steering. How's the effort?
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Old 10-20-2011, 09:30 AM
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Performance benefits of the higher caster outweight the change in steering feel. I did not notice a big difference from what I had before to now.

even if I did, the steering effort is so easy, I don't even notice the lack of power steering until I am crawling into a parking spot or out of my garage. I am using a depowered rack too btw.

are you using PS Steve?
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