Offset bushing and wheel fitment discussions
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Offset bushing and wheel fitment discussions
Mazda offset bushings
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Spacers help tire clearance but create their own problems with wheel rate, instant centers, ackerman. I try to stay away from spacers whenever possible.
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I meant that NB subframes are limited also. ALL of this depends on ride height also. I had 3.5* neg up front with no offset bushings at 3.75" pinch weld height and you could not have ran offset bshgs in the uppers with 9's as the 9's were rubbing a little without offset bshgs. I have sense raised the ride height 1" [12" frt, 12.25" rr don't know the pinch weld measurement] for this season with the new shocks. I am running these bshgs in the front lower arms fore and aft and am running 10" wheels and 245 tires with no issues. I would not want the offset bushings in the upper arms as having them in the lowers still tilt the upper tire closer to the tower but not as much as upper offset well. Its the first 2 listings as the 3rd is uppers. SuperPro control arm bushings - MiataRoadster - High-performance customer service...and parts for Roadsters
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NB on an NB subframe here. I had/still have camber issues. Initially I had something bent as my camber & caster were very low on one side (<2* camber and <4* max caster at 4.75"-5" ride height).
I swapped stuff, including the subframe from another NB, that fixed both. now i can get gobs of caster (6.5* or 7*?, been a while) and about 2.8* camber on one side and 3.2* on the other (~4.3" ride height).
I swapped stuff, including the subframe from another NB, that fixed both. now i can get gobs of caster (6.5* or 7*?, been a while) and about 2.8* camber on one side and 3.2* on the other (~4.3" ride height).
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Its the first 2 listings as the 3rd is uppers. SuperPro control arm bushings - MiataRoadster - High-performance customer service...and parts for Roadsters
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They are installed with the offset to the inside [3 o'clock position] and have had no issues at all with them trying to move as the strain on them is straight on. I can see if they were installed with the offset in any other position they might be wanting to turn. They have been on for numerous track days and rode hard.
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Hornetball I reread your question and the inner sleeve is meant to turn inside the bushing, that is why there is teeth on the ends. These aren't meant to work like a stock bshg. You grease the inner sleeve with supplied lube. How long it stays lubed is another question?, but as my car is not driven on the street think it should be a non issue for quite awhile.