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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Gardiner, ME
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Alignment numbers?
My '87 needs an alignment and was hoping you guys could help me with the numbers. My son is on a forum like this for his car (a mazda miata) and they have lists of different camber setting, toe setting and caster setting combinations depending on whether you track the car, no tracking the car, or whatever.
Is there anything like this for these cars, or does anyone have any insight? I never track the car, but I do enjoy the windy back roads. Tire wear is a consideration, so nothing too extreme. |
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The stock settings should be the best compromise for street use like your using the car for. Lowering the car slightly from the US-spec to "European" ride, and then resetting the suspension to the stock settings should work great.
European ride hight (measured to the top of the fender cut-out) - Front: 25.5 inches - Rear: 25 inches Front Alignment settings: - 0 degrees camber - 6 degrees 5 minutes +/- 15 minutes left and right (maximum difference between left and right of 30 minutes. - + 15 min +/- 5 min toe in (not pressed) or 0 degrees toe in when pressed. Rear Alignment settings: - 1 degree negative camber + 10 min toe in. For more agressive settings, increase the camber (both front and rear) by 1 to 1.5 degrees. This will improve the tire patch when cornering, but will increase wear during the 90% of the time when street cars are driven straight ahead or below the cornering threshold.
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Novato, CA
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I agree.
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