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by potzman
Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:59 am
Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
Topic: Wheel Alignment issues, help!
Replies: 8
Views: 10828

yes my car is slightly lowered but the initial alignment figures before they started adjusting it show the camber was originally -0.5 each side on the rear and the toe was high like 2.5 or something. So with that one would assume they should be able to get the camber back down to where i want it at ...
by potzman
Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:03 pm
Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
Topic: Wheel Alignment issues, help!
Replies: 8
Views: 10828

Wheel Alignment issues, help!

Got some new tyres fitted to my NA at tony's tyre service, new store on great north road, and had them do an alignment to some specs found in an MX5 book I have as per below: front caster +5 deg camber -0.7 deg toe 1/16 inch total rear camber -1.2 deg toe 1/16 inch total needless to say they spent a...
by potzman
Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:52 am
Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
Topic: Tire size change to give better final drive ratio?
Replies: 11
Views: 15278

Ok so turns out my very worn and dodgy no name branded 205/50/15's on the rear were a smaller overall diameter than they should have been anyway as i found out when i swapped front to rear ( near new tyres 205/50/15 were on front) So keeping those on the rear, gives me a nice 3250rpm at 100kph, and ...
by potzman
Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:04 am
Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
Topic: Tire size change to give better final drive ratio?
Replies: 11
Views: 15278

Tire size change to give better final drive ratio?

Hi Guys, I currently have some 15 X 6.5 aftermarket alloys on my 1.6 NA manual and the rear tyres are due. Now I want to try get a bit more fuel economy out of the beast on open road trips and with the current tyre size of 205/50/15 at 100km/h im doing around 3500rpm which I think is a tad high. I h...

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