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06-02-2008, 01:27 PM

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Does anyone here run the alignment suggestions in this book? Was thinking about it and wondered if anyone else was using it with success.

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06-02-2008, 01:33 PM

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It's Keith's from flyin miata. it's good if you don't know how to do things. i prefer the factory shop manual.

06-02-2008, 01:34 PM

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incase anyone is curious and doesnt have this book

Front:____Street
Caster____+5 degrees
Camber____-.7 degrees
Toe____1/16th inch in total

Rear:
Camber____ -1.2 degrees
Toe ____ 1/16th inch in total

Front:____ Sport
Caster____ +4.5 degrees
Camber ____-1.0 degrees
Toe ____ 0 inch

Rear:
Camber -1.5 degrees
Toe 1/16th inch in total

06-02-2008, 01:35 PM

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It's Keith's from flyin miata. it's good if you don't know how to do things. i prefer the factory shop manual.

Yup Deliverator included it when I bought his 1.8diff. Its a great book!

06-02-2008, 05:38 PM

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so no one has tried it?

06-02-2008, 05:45 PM

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Even the "Sport" settings seem conservative to me.

On my daily driver with 15" RE-01R tires, I'm running:

Front:
Camber = -1.5°
Caster = 5.2°L, 5.9°R (best we could do)
Toe = 0

Rear:
Camber = -2.0°
Toe = .15° in per side.

06-02-2008, 08:49 PM

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Most people that start fudging around with spring rates, sway bars and ride height start to have more of an equal camber F&R, and then tend to start having more in the front.

fwiw, i have -1.7F and -2.3R